Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 12
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
तद्दर्शनं यथा वेणी नोभयोरंतरं मनाक् । एवं योनविजानाति सपापिष्ठो न संशयः
taddarśanaṃ yathā veṇī nobhayoraṃtaraṃ manāk | evaṃ yonavijānāti sapāpiṣṭho na saṃśayaḥ
De même qu’en regardant une tresse on ne remarque pas la moindre fente entre ses mèches, ainsi l’homme le plus pécheur—sans aucun doute—ne perçoit que la yoni, objet de convoitise, incapable de discerner en ce qu’il voit une distinction plus élevée.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It warns that lust distorts perception: the mind loses discernment (viveka) and sees only the sensual object, which strengthens bondage (pāśa) and obstructs turning toward Shiva, the liberating Pati.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to shift from sense-driven seeing to sacred seeing—recognizing Shiva as the inner reality—whereas lust-fixation collapses awareness into mere bodily identification.
Cultivate restraint and japa with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to purify perception; support it with Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and steady dhyāna to redirect attention from craving to Shiva.