Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 58
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
तदुभाभ्यां भवेन्मुक्तिस्तस्माद्ध्यानरतो भवेत् । द्वादशान्ते तथा मूर्ध्नि ललाटे भ्रूयुगान्तरे । नासाग्रे वा तथास्ये वा कन्धरे हृदये तथा । नाभौ वा शाश्वतस्थाने श्रद्धाविद्धेन चेतसा
tadubhābhyāṃ bhavenmuktistasmāddhyānarato bhavet | dvādaśānte tathā mūrdhni lalāṭe bhrūyugāntare | nāsāgre vā tathāsye vā kandhare hṛdaye tathā | nābhau vā śāśvatasthāne śraddhāviddhena cetasā
From those two—practice and knowledge—liberation is attained; therefore one should be devoted to meditation. With a mind pierced through with faith, one should fix contemplation at the dvādaśānta (the end of the twelve), or on the crown of the head, on the forehead, between the eyebrows, on the tip of the nose, or in the mouth, at the throat, in the heart, or at the navel—at the eternal station.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that moksha is gained through a paired discipline (commonly understood as right knowledge and sustained practice), and therefore emphasizes dhyāna—steady inner contemplation of Shiva—performed with unwavering śraddhā (faith) as a direct means toward liberation.
While outer Linga worship supports devotion, this verse highlights the inner Linga—Shiva realized through focused meditation at subtle centers—showing how Saguna devotion matures into inward absorption that reveals Shiva as the indwelling Lord (Pati) granting release from bonds.
It prescribes dhyāna by fixing awareness at recognized yogic loci (dvādaśānta, crown, forehead, bhrūmadhya, nose-tip, throat, heart, navel) with faith-filled concentration—an inner worship practice aligned with Shaiva yoga rather than an external rite like bhasma or rudrākṣa in this specific verse.