Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 81
पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow
जपित्वा शक्तितो मूलं ध्यात्वा साम्बं त्रियम्बकम् । अनुज्ञाप्य यथापूर्वं नमस्कृत्य कृताञ्जलिः
japitvā śaktito mūlaṃ dhyātvā sāmbaṃ triyambakam | anujñāpya yathāpūrvaṃ namaskṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ
यथाशक्ती मूलमंत्राचा जप करून, उमा-सहित त्र्यंबक साम्ब शिवाचे ध्यान करावे। मग पूर्वीप्रमाणे आज्ञा मागून, हात जोडून भक्तिभावाने नमस्कार करावा।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Centers the rite on mūla-mantra-japa and dhyāna of Sāmba-Triyambaka; such remembrance is taught as a direct means to receive Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches a complete Shaiva practice-cycle—japa, dhyāna, and humble surrender—showing that devotion performed within one’s true capacity, offered with reverence, becomes a direct means to Śiva’s grace.
The verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā by meditating on Triyambaka as Sāmba (Śiva with Umā), a personal form approachable through mantra and contemplation—commonly paired in Purāṇic worship with Linga-pūjā, namaskāra, and prayer for permission to conclude or proceed.
Perform mūla-mantra japa (often understood as the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) according to capacity, meditate on the Three-eyed Lord with Umā, then conclude/transition by seeking inner permission and offering añjali with respectful namaskāra.