Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
ध्यानप्रकारनिर्णयः / Determination of the Modes of Meditation
on Śrīkaṇṭha-Śiva
सिद्धयोगफलो योगी लोकानां हितकाम्यया । भोगान्भुक्त्वा यथाकामं विहरेद्वात्र वर्तताम्
siddhayogaphalo yogī lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | bhogānbhuktvā yathākāmaṃ viharedvātra vartatām
യോഗസിദ്ധിയുടെ ഫലം ധരിച്ച യോഗി, ലോകഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച്, ഇഷ്ടമുള്ള ഭോഗങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിച്ചാലും, ഇവിടെ തന്നെ സ്ഥാപിതനായി സ്വേച്ഛയായി വിഹരിക്കാം.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single kṣetra; it describes the jīvanmukta-like yogin who, established in siddha-yoga, acts for loka-hita while remaining unattached.
Significance: Highlights the ideal of remaining in the world for the welfare of beings—Śiva’s sustaining presence mirrored in the yogin’s compassionate engagement.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It describes the Shaiva ideal of the perfected yogin: even after attaining yogic fulfillment, he remains established and acts for lokahita (the welfare of beings), showing freedom from pasha (binding attachment) while living in the world.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, stability in realization and freedom amid action are sustained by Shiva’s anugraha (grace), commonly approached through Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upasana—where devotion matures into inner steadiness and non-binding enjoyment.
The takeaway is steady yoga with a service-intent: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva, and living with detachment—so experiences (bhoga) do not become bondage but are carried with remembrance of Shiva.