Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
तदूर्ध्वमुन्मना लोकाद्यं प्राप्तो न निवर्तते । शांतिं च शांत्यतीतां च व्यापिकां चै कलास्वपि
tadūrdhvamunmanā lokādyaṃ prāpto na nivartate | śāṃtiṃ ca śāṃtyatītāṃ ca vyāpikāṃ cai kalāsvapi
उन्मना-लोकाच्या वर जाऊन जो ते प्राप्त करतो, तो पुन्हा परतत नाही; तेथे तो शांती आणि शांतीपलीकडील शांती अनुभवतो—जी सर्वव्यापी असून प्रत्येक कलामध्येही आहे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It describes the yogic ascent into unmanā—where ordinary mind-activity ceases—and affirms that realizing Shiva’s supreme, primordial state leads to non-return (freedom from rebirth) and to an all-pervading peace that transcends even the concept of peace.
In Shaiva teaching, worship of the Linga (Saguna support for devotion and concentration) matures the seeker’s awareness toward the Nirguna reality of Shiva. This verse points to that culmination: a state beyond mental constructs where the devotee abides in Shiva’s pervading presence.
It implies deep meditation leading to mind-transcendence (dhyāna/samādhi). Practically, a Shaiva may steady the mind with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Tripuṇḍra with bhasma, and Rudrāksha—then turn inward to the silent absorption indicated by unmanā.