Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
नाशिवस्तु शिवं ध्यायेन्नाशिवम्प्राप्नुयाच्छिवम् । तस्माच्छैवीं तनुं कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा च पशुभावनाम् । शिवो ऽहमिति संचिन्त्य शैवं कर्म समाचरेत् । कर्मयज्ञस्तपोयज्ञो जपयज्ञस्तदुत्तरः
nāśivastu śivaṃ dhyāyennāśivamprāpnuyācchivam | tasmācchaivīṃ tanuṃ kṛtvā tyaktvā ca paśubhāvanām | śivo 'hamiti saṃcintya śaivaṃ karma samācaret | karmayajñastapoyajño japayajñastaduttaraḥ
ಶಿವಭಾವವಿಲ್ಲದವನು ಶಿವನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು; ಶಿವಪರಾಯಣನಲ್ಲದವನು ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲಾರನು. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ತನ್ನ ದೇಹ-ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಶೈವಮಯವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ, ಪಶುಭಾವನೆ (ಬಂಧಿತ ಜೀವದ ಪಶುತ್ವ) ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ, ‘ನಾನು ಶಿವನವನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ/ಶಿವಮಯನು’ ಎಂದು ಚಿಂತಿಸಿ ಶೈವಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು. ಕರ್ಮಯಜ್ಞ, ತಪೋಯಜ್ಞ ಮತ್ತು ಇವುಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಉನ್ನತ ಜಪಯಜ್ಞ ಬೋಧಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Shaiva teaching within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: शिवोऽहमिति
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches inner conversion into a Śaiva identity—dropping paśu-bhāva (bonded, instinct-driven selfhood) and adopting Śiva-oriented contemplation and discipline—so that practice becomes a true means toward Śiva-realization.
It implies that external worship (including Liṅga worship) bears fruit when supported by an inner Śaiva disposition; the devotee reshapes life into Śiva-bhāva, making ritual and meditation effective rather than merely formal.
It prioritizes japa-yajña—mantra repetition (classically the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as the highest offering, supported by disciplined action (karma-yajña) and austerity (tapo-yajña).