Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
मुनीनां विलयं तत्र निरोधं तेजसस्ततः । याथात्म्यवेदनं तस्य चिंतितस्यापि चात्मभिः
munīnāṃ vilayaṃ tatra nirodhaṃ tejasastataḥ | yāthātmyavedanaṃ tasya ciṃtitasyāpi cātmabhiḥ
तेथे मुनींचा सीमित अहंभाव विलीन होतो आणि नंतर मन‑इंद्रियांचे तेज संयमित होते. शिवाचे चिंतन करणाऱ्या आत्म्यांनाही त्यांच्या यथार्थ स्वरूपाचे प्रत्यक्ष ज्ञान प्राप्त होते।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that liberation matures through yogic restraint (nirodha) and culminates in yāthātmyavedana—direct realization of Shiva’s true nature—where the soul’s limited identity dissolves in the Lord’s grace and knowledge.
Contemplation (cintā) of Shiva—often supported by Saguna forms like the Linga—still leads beyond mental fluctuations to true-nature knowledge, guiding the devotee from form-supported meditation toward direct realization of the Supreme (Pati).
A clear takeaway is dhyāna with nirodha: steadying the mind and senses while contemplating Shiva (commonly with japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), leading to inner cessation and insight.