Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
मुनीनां विलयं तत्र निरोधं तेजसस्ततः । याथात्म्यवेदनं तस्य चिंतितस्यापि चात्मभिः
munīnāṃ vilayaṃ tatra nirodhaṃ tejasastataḥ | yāthātmyavedanaṃ tasya ciṃtitasyāpi cātmabhiḥ
そこにおいてムニたちは、限られた個我の溶解に至り、ついで心と諸感官の輝く力は制御される。たとえ彼を観想する個々の自己であっても、彼の実相をありのままに直知する智慧が生起する。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that liberation matures through yogic restraint (nirodha) and culminates in yāthātmyavedana—direct realization of Shiva’s true nature—where the soul’s limited identity dissolves in the Lord’s grace and knowledge.
Contemplation (cintā) of Shiva—often supported by Saguna forms like the Linga—still leads beyond mental fluctuations to true-nature knowledge, guiding the devotee from form-supported meditation toward direct realization of the Supreme (Pati).
A clear takeaway is dhyāna with nirodha: steadying the mind and senses while contemplating Shiva (commonly with japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), leading to inner cessation and insight.