Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 38
भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins
यथायोग्निसमावेशान्नायो भवति केवलम् । स तथैव मम सान्निध्यान्न ते केवलमानुषाः
yathāyognisamāveśānnāyo bhavati kevalam | sa tathaiva mama sānnidhyānna te kevalamānuṣāḥ
De même que le fer, pénétré par le feu, n’est plus seulement du fer, ainsi—par Ma Présence toute proche—vous n’êtes pas de simples êtres humains.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s sannidhya (living nearness) transforms the soul’s condition—like iron taking on fire’s qualities—so the devotee rises beyond ordinary, merely human identity through Shiva’s grace.
Linga/Saguna worship is a disciplined way to remain in Shiva’s presence (sannidhya). By steady contact—darśana, pūjā, japa—the devotee becomes ‘Shiva-like’ in purity and awareness, just as iron becomes fire-like when heated.
Maintain Shiva-sannidhya through daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā, and wearing bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and/or Rudrāksha as constant reminders that the mind should stay ‘heated’ by Shiva-consciousness.