Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
सेवातत्त्वप्रश्नः — The Question of Whom to Serve (Sevā) for the Removal of Suffering
ध्यानयज्ञरतस्यास्य सदा संनिहितश्शिवः । नास्ति विज्ञानिनां किंचित्प्रायश्चित्तादिशोधनम्
dhyānayajñaratasyāsya sadā saṃnihitaśśivaḥ | nāsti vijñānināṃ kiṃcitprāyaścittādiśodhanam
Pour celui qui est voué au sacrifice de la méditation, Śiva demeure toujours tout proche. Pour le connaisseur de la vraie sagesse, nul besoin de purification par des expiations et autres rites semblables.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that dhyāna itself is a yajña that draws Śiva’s immediate presence, and that true spiritual knowledge (vijñāna) purifies the seeker from within, making mere external expiations secondary.
It supports Saguna worship by stressing Śiva’s nearness to the devoted meditator; whether one meditates on the Liṅga-form or Śiva’s auspicious form, inner absorption is presented as the highest offering that brings direct divine proximity.
Practice steady dhyāna as a daily ‘inner yajña’—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused contemplation on Śiva—treating inner purity and awareness as the primary purification.