Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः
Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu
महापुण्यवतां दृश्यं सुरम्यं चातिपावनम् । शंभुयोगस्थलं दिव्यं योगिसेव्यं महोत्तमम्
mahāpuṇyavatāṃ dṛśyaṃ suramyaṃ cātipāvanam | śaṃbhuyogasthalaṃ divyaṃ yogisevyaṃ mahottamam
C’est un spectacle réservé aux êtres de très grand mérite : d’une beauté extrême et d’une pureté souveraine. C’est le sol divin du Yoga de Śambhu, le lieu le plus élevé, digne d’être approché et servi par les yogins.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: The text explicitly frames the site as ‘Śambhu-yoga-sthala’—a divine ground accessible only to mahāpuṇyavān-s and especially frequented by yogins, indicating a grace-charged kṣetra rather than a public tirtha.
Significance: Darśana of such a yogasthala is said to be ‘atipāvana’—purifying the paśu’s mala-s and orienting one toward mumukṣutva (desire for liberation).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse extols a Śiva-kshetra as both beautiful and intensely purifying, indicating that proximity to Śambhu’s yogic presence refines the soul (paśu) and supports liberation by weakening bondage (pāśa) through sanctity and contemplation.
By calling it “Śambhu’s yoga-sthala,” the text points to Saguna Śiva accessible in a consecrated locus—typically through linga-worship, darśana, and service—where the devotee can approach the Lord’s immanent presence and receive purification.
It suggests tīrtha-sevā and yogic upāsanā: visiting the sacred place, performing respectful service and worship, and meditating on Śiva (often with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as yogins do.