Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
पृथग्लक्षणमेतेषां शिवशास्त्रे समीरितम् । शिवागमेषु चान्येषु विशेषात्कामिकादिषु
pṛthaglakṣaṇameteṣāṃ śivaśāstre samīritam | śivāgameṣu cānyeṣu viśeṣātkāmikādiṣu
ഇവയുടെ വ്യത്യസ്ത ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ ശിവശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ വ്യക്തമായി പ്രസ്താവിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്; മറ്റ് ശൈവ ആഗമങ്ങളിലും—വിശേഷിച്ച് കാമികാദി ഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a śāstra-pramāṇa statement, grounding the teaching in Śiva-śāstra and the Śaiva Āgamas (notably Kāmika).
Significance: Establishes āgamic authority (āgama-prāmāṇya) for practice; for devotees, it legitimizes temple-ritual and yoga as Śiva’s revealed means toward pāśa-kṣaya (removal of bondage).
FAQs
It affirms the authority of Śiva’s own teachings (Śivaśāstra) and the Śaiva Āgamas for defining the “distinct marks” of Shaiva doctrine and practice, guiding the seeker toward right knowledge and liberation under Pati (Śiva).
By pointing to the Śivāgamas—traditional manuals for Śiva worship—it implies that Linga-pūjā and Saguna-upāsanā should follow the Āgamic definitions and procedures, which are treated as authoritative within the Shaiva Siddhanta framework.
It suggests aligning one’s worship and sādhanā with Āgamic Shaiva practice—typically including mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī), disciplined pūjā, and Śiva-oriented yogic contemplation as taught in texts like the Kāmika Āgama.