अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
अप्रतिष्ठा हि मनसस्त्वनवस्थितिरुच्यते । अश्रद्धा भावरहिता वृत्तिर्वै योगवर्त्मनि
apratiṣṭhā hi manasastvanavasthitirucyate | aśraddhā bhāvarahitā vṛttirvai yogavartmani
«ការខ្វះមូលដ្ឋាន» ត្រូវបាននិយាយថា ជាភាពមិនស្ថិតស្ថេររបស់ចិត្ត។ នៅលើមាគ៌ាយោគៈ ការរវើរវាយនៃចិត្ត ដែលគ្មានសទ្ធា និងខ្វះភាវៈបូជាខាងក្នុង នោះហើយជាភាពមិនស្ថិតស្ថេរដូចគ្នា។
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva yogic doctrine to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: nurturing
It teaches that true yogic steadiness is not merely technique—when the mind lacks a firm grounding in śraddhā (faith) and bhāva (inner devotional feeling toward Pati, Lord Shiva), it becomes unstable, and such instability obstructs liberation.
Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upāsanā cultivate śraddhā and bhāva, which stabilize the mind’s vṛttis; without these, practice becomes dry and wavering, whereas devotion to Shiva gives the mind a steady support for meditation.
The takeaway is to pair meditation with faith-filled Shiva devotion—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused Linga-dhyāna to restore śraddhā and bhāva, making the mind steady on the yogic path.