Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 69
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
स एव दद्यान्नियतो यावन्मोहविपर्ययः । तावदाराधयेद्देवं तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः
sa eva dadyānniyato yāvanmohaviparyayaḥ | tāvadārādhayeddevaṃ tanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ
Lui seul doit poursuivre l’observance prescrite tant que subsiste la perversion de l’intelligence née de l’illusion. Jusqu’à ce qu’elle soit dissipée, qu’il adore ce Seigneur, fermement établi en Lui et tout entier tourné vers Lui comme refuge suprême.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches perseverance in regulated Shiva-upāsanā until moha (delusion) and its viparyaya (wrong cognition) are removed; liberation matures through steady devotion to Pati (Śiva) and the loosening of pāśa (bondage).
The instruction “ārādhayet devaṃ” supports sustained saguna worship—commonly through Śiva-liṅga pūjā—as a practical means to purify perception and become firmly established in the Lord, culminating in deeper realization beyond delusion.
Maintain a niyata (disciplined) routine of Shiva worship—daily liṅga-arcana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and devotional surrender—continuing consistently until inner confusion and wrong understanding subside.