Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 64
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
न च स्पर्शं विजानाति न संकल्पयते मनः । नवाभिमन्यते किंचिद्बध्यते न च काष्टवत्
na ca sparśaṃ vijānāti na saṃkalpayate manaḥ | navābhimanyate kiṃcidbadhyate na ca kāṣṭavat
Il ne reconnaît plus le contact du toucher ; le mental ne forge plus constructions ni intentions. Il ne s’approprie rien comme « mien », et pourtant il n’est pas lié ; il ne devient pas non plus inerte comme un morceau de bois.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It defines the mark of inner liberation: the yogin’s consciousness is free from sense-driven compulsion and egoic appropriation (abhimāna), yet he remains awake and functional—freedom is not dullness but Shiva-oriented clarity.
Linga-worship trains the mind to rest in Shiva as Pati (the Lord) rather than in objects as possessions; as devotion matures, saṅkalpa and ‘mine-ness’ weaken, and the devotee lives in the world without bondage while honoring Saguna Shiva as the doorway to the transcendent.
Meditative restraint of saṅkalpa through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Linga-dhyāna is implied; the practical takeaway is to observe sense-contact without grasping, offering all experiences to Shiva.