Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 54
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
तथा शिवा परा ध्येया सर्वभूतगतौ शिवौ । तौ श्रुतौ स्मृतिशास्त्रेभ्यः सर्वगौ सर्वदोदितौ
tathā śivā parā dhyeyā sarvabhūtagatau śivau | tau śrutau smṛtiśāstrebhyaḥ sarvagau sarvadoditau
De même, la Śivā suprême doit être méditée, ainsi que les deux Śiva qui pénètrent tous les êtres. Ces deux—révélés par la Śruti, la Smṛti et les Śāstra—sont omniprésents et sont proclamés comme les dispensateurs de tout (grâces et accomplissements).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it broadens the dhyeya to include Parā Śivā and the all-pervading divine pair (śivau) attested by śruti-smṛti-śāstra.
Significance: Encourages contemplation of the omnipresent Śiva–Śakti reality as the giver of all attainments, integrating devotion with metaphysical pervasion.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme Reality is to be contemplated as the all-pervading divine pair—Śiva with Śivā (Śakti)—present within every being, and that their grace is the source of all attainments, including liberation.
The Linga and other saguna forms provide a concrete support for meditation, leading the devotee to realize the same Śiva-Śakti principle described here as omnipresent and affirmed by Śruti and Smṛti.
It points to dhyāna: steady contemplation of Śiva-Śakti as indwelling in all beings; this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a focused meditative discipline.