Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
प्रसादात्परमो योगो यः शिवं चापरोक्षयेत् । शिवापरोक्षात्संसारकारणेन वियुज्यते
prasādātparamo yogo yaḥ śivaṃ cāparokṣayet | śivāparokṣātsaṃsārakāraṇena viyujyate
De la grâce (prasāda) naît le Yoga suprême, par lequel on réalise Śiva de façon directe et immédiate. Et par cette réalisation directe de Śiva, on se détache de la cause même du saṃsāra, l’asservissement au monde.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is not merely intellectual: by Śiva’s grace one gains the supreme Yoga culminating in aparokṣa (direct) realization of Śiva, and that realization itself cuts the root-cause of saṃsāra (bondage).
In Shaiva practice, worship of the Liṅga and saguna upāsanā are grace-bearing disciplines; they mature the seeker toward inner immediacy (aparokṣa-anubhava) where Śiva is known directly, beyond mere concepts, and bondage loosens.
The verse points to grace-centered sādhana: steady japa and dhyāna of Śiva (often with the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, aiming at direct realization rather than ritual alone.