Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7
काम्यकर्मविभागः — Taxonomy of Kāmya (Desire-Motivated) Śaiva Rites
अथ वक्ष्यामि काम्यं हि चेहामुत्र फलप्रदम् । शैवैर्माहेश्वरैश्चैव कार्यमंतर्बहिः क्रमात्
atha vakṣyāmi kāmyaṃ hi cehāmutra phalapradam | śaivairmāheśvaraiścaiva kāryamaṃtarbahiḥ kramāt
今、此世と来世の双方に果を授ける所願成就の修法（kāmya）を説こう。これはシヴァ派の行者（Śaiva）とマーヘーシュヴァラ（Māheśvara）が、次第に、内と外の両面で修すべきものである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General: Śaiva-Māheśvara discipline promising bhukti (iha) and auspicious gati (amutra), culminating (when purified) in Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva practice is complete only when outer observance (puja, vrata, purity) is joined with inner worship (bhava, japa, meditation), yielding both worldly well-being and spiritual upliftment toward Shiva’s grace.
“Outwardly” points to Saguna worship such as Linga-puja with offerings and prescribed order, while “inwardly” points to recognizing Shiva within through mantra and contemplation—two complementary modes central to Shaiva Siddhanta.
It implies a structured Shaiva sadhana: external worship (Linga-puja, observances) together with internal practice (Panchakshara japa like Om Namaḥ Śivāya and meditative recollection of Shiva), performed step-by-step (kramāt).