Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
पूजाविधान-व्याख्या (Pūjāvidhāna-vyākhyā) — Exposition of the Procedure of Worship
भ्रूमध्ये च शिवं ध्यायेच्छुद्धदीपशिखाकृतिम् । इत्थमंगे स्वतंत्रे वा योगे ध्यानमये शुभे
bhrūmadhye ca śivaṃ dhyāyecchuddhadīpaśikhākṛtim | itthamaṃge svataṃtre vā yoge dhyānamaye śubhe
Hendaknya ia bermeditasi pada Śiva di ruang di antara kedua alis, membayangkan-Nya berwujud nyala lampu yang murni. Demikianlah, dalam yoga yang suci dan berupa penyerapan kontemplatif ini, latihan dapat dilakukan dengan tumpuan suatu titik tubuh atau juga secara mandiri.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching as a yoga instruction within the Purana’s discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
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It teaches inner upāsanā: meditating on Śiva as pure consciousness-symbolized by a steady, stainless flame—at the bhrūmadhya, a key yogic center for one-pointedness and awakening of insight leading toward liberation (mokṣa).
The ‘pure lamp-flame’ functions like an inner liṅga (jyoti-liṅga as inner light): a saguna support for meditation that leads the mind toward Śiva’s subtler, transcendent reality, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s path from form-supported worship to higher realization.
A dhyāna practice: focus attention at the space between the eyebrows and contemplate Śiva as a steady, pure flame; it may be done with a supportive yogic ‘aṅga’ (auxiliary focus/limb) or as direct, independent meditation.