Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
कर्मानुरूपनिर्माणं वशित्वं प्रियदर्शनम् । संसारदर्शनं चैव भोगैरैन्द्रैस्समन्वितम्
karmānurūpanirmāṇaṃ vaśitvaṃ priyadarśanam | saṃsāradarśanaṃ caiva bhogairaindraissamanvitam
अपने कर्म के अनुरूप देह-निर्माण होता है; साथ ही वशीकरण-शक्ति और प्रिय (सुन्दर) रूप प्राप्त होता है। इन्द्र-सदृश भोगों से युक्त होकर संसार का भी दर्शन होता है।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It teaches that birth, status, attractiveness, and even heavenly pleasures arise as effects of karma and remain within saṃsāra; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes turning from these transient fruits toward Pati (Shiva) for liberation.
By highlighting the limits of karmic rewards (even Indra-like enjoyments), it indirectly points devotees to Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-upāsanā—as a purifying path that redirects desire from bhoga to grace (anugraha) and liberation.
A practical takeaway is to reduce attachment to karmic fruits and steady the mind in Shiva-oriented sādhanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative reflection on the impermanence of worldly lordship and pleasures.