Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
त्यक्तं तद्दन्तपवनं दृश्यते गुरुणा यदि । प्रागुदक्पश्चिमे वाग्रे शिवमन्यच्छिवेतरम्
tyaktaṃ taddantapavanaṃ dṛśyate guruṇā yadi | prāgudakpaścime vāgre śivamanyacchivetaram
ಗುರು ದಂತಪವನ ತ್ಯಜಿತವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕಂಡರೆ, ಆಗ ವಾಕ್ಅಗ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವ-ಉತ್ತರ-ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿವನನ್ನು ದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಶಿವೇತರವನ್ನು ಅಶಿವವೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents a Shaiva yogic discernment: when the outward breath-speech activity quiets, the guru guides the seeker to perceive Shiva as the all-pervading Reality and to treat everything opposed to Shiva-consciousness as “non-Shiva,” i.e., not fit to be clung to.
Direction-based contemplation and the focus at the ‘forefront of speech’ support Saguna upasana (mantra and form-based worship), while its conclusion—seeing Shiva and rejecting the non-Shiva—leads the mind toward the Linga’s deeper meaning: Shiva as the pervasive Pati beyond limiting appearances.
A breath-and-mantra oriented practice: quiet the prana (so speech and breath subside), concentrate at the subtle ‘vāk-agre’ point, and contemplate Shiva’s presence in the directions—supporting japa of the Panchakshara and inward absorption.