Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
एवं शिवे विलीनात्मा समाधिस्थ इहोच्यते । यथा दीपो निवातस्थः स्पन्दते न कदाचन
evaṃ śive vilīnātmā samādhistha ihocyate | yathā dīpo nivātasthaḥ spandate na kadācana
ഇങ്ങനെ ശിവനിൽ ആത്മാവ് ലയിച്ചവനെ ഇവിടെ ‘സമാധിസ്ഥൻ’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. കാറ്റില്ലാത്ത സ്ഥലത്തു വെച്ച ദീപം ഒരിക്കലും കുലുങ്ങാത്തതുപോലെ, അവനും ഒരിക്കലും വിറയുകയില്ല.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It defines true samādhi as the state where the limited self (pāśu) is absorbed in Śiva (Pati), becoming unwavering—free from agitation caused by bonds (pāśa) such as desire, fear, and ego.
Linga-worship steadies the mind through form (saguṇa upāsanā) and leads it toward inner absorption; when devotion and contemplation mature, the worshipper becomes as steady as the unflickering lamp, abiding in Śiva beyond mental fluctuation.
Practice dhyāna with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), maintaining one-pointed stillness; support it with Shaiva disciplines like wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) to reduce restlessness and anchor remembrance of Śiva.