Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
दर्शनं नाम दिव्यानां दर्शनं चाप्रयत्नतः । तथास्वादश्च दिव्येषु रसेष्वास्वाद उच्यते
darśanaṃ nāma divyānāṃ darśanaṃ cāprayatnataḥ | tathāsvādaśca divyeṣu raseṣvāsvāda ucyate
On appelle ‘vision’ le fait de contempler sans effort les êtres divins ; de même, on nomme ‘goût’ la saveur des essences divines (rasa).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It defines true spiritual experience as grace-born: divine vision (darśana) and divine savoring (āsvāda) arise spontaneously when the soul becomes receptive, indicating an inner maturation beyond mere effort.
In Linga worship, the devotee seeks Shiva’s presence through form (saguṇa upāsanā). This verse points to the fruition of such worship: darśana becomes ‘effortless’—not merely seeing a symbol, but inwardly recognizing Shiva’s living reality and tasting the sanctity (rasa) of that presence.
Sustained japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on the Linga cultivates inner purity; then, by Shiva’s grace, darśana and āsvāda arise naturally rather than being forced.