Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
तत्कर्म भूयशः कृत्वा विनिवृत्य च भूयशः । तत्त्वस्य सह तत्त्वेन योगं चापि समेत्य वै
tatkarma bhūyaśaḥ kṛtvā vinivṛtya ca bhūyaśaḥ | tattvasya saha tattvena yogaṃ cāpi sametya vai
Dengan berulang kali menjalankan laku itu dan berulang kali menarik diri dari tindakan lahiriah, sang sādhaka sungguh mencapai yoga—menyatukan tattva dengan tattva—hingga hakikat tattva-tattva terintegrasi dan dilampaui dalam jalan menuju Śiva, Sang Pati.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented yoga matures through repeated practice and repeated withdrawal from outward-going tendencies, culminating in a higher integration of the tattvas and movement toward Śiva (Pati) beyond bondage.
The verse supports Saguna upāsanā as disciplined practice that purifies the seeker; through steady worship and inner withdrawal, the mind becomes fit to realize Śiva’s transcendent reality beyond the tattvas, which the Liṅga signifies.
It implies abhyāsa (repeated sādhana) with pratyāhāra-like withdrawal—regular japa of Śiva-mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and meditative turning inward to integrate and transcend the tattvas.