Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125
ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)
मद्रक्तश्चाभ्यसेद्ध्यानं गुरुसंपर्कजं ध्रुवम् न बुध्यति तथा ध्याता स्थाप्य चित्तं द्विजोत्तमाः
madraktaścābhyaseddhyānaṃ gurusaṃparkajaṃ dhruvam na budhyati tathā dhyātā sthāpya cittaṃ dvijottamāḥ
હે દ્વિજોત્તમો! જે મારે પ્રત્યે અનુરૂપ્ત છે તે જ ગુરુસંપર્કથી ઉત્પન્ન થતું ધ્રુવ ધ્યાન અભ્યાસ કરે; નહીંતર ધ્યાતા ચિત્ત સ્થિર કરીને પણ તત્ત્વને યથાર્થ સમજે નહીં।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching within the Purana)
FAQs
It teaches that inner Linga-worship (dhyāna of Pati, Śiva) becomes effective only when grounded in devotion and authenticated by the Guru-connection; mere mental concentration without that link does not yield true realization.
Śiva-tattva is not grasped by technique alone; it is realized through grace-bearing means—bhakti to Pati and Guru-saṃparka—by which the pashu (bound soul) is led beyond pāśa (bondage) into true understanding.
Guru-rooted dhyāna: steady meditation arising from initiation/communion with the Guru, supported by devotion to Śiva—an essential principle in Pāśupata-oriented practice.