Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
भावसिद्ध्युपपन्नस्य ध्याने निष्ठा न कर्मणि । ज्ञानध्यानाभियुक्तस्य पुंसो योगः प्रवर्तते
bhāvasiddhyupapannasya dhyāne niṣṭhā na karmaṇi | jñānadhyānābhiyuktasya puṃso yogaḥ pravartate
Bagi orang yang telah mencapai kesempurnaan batin (bhāva-siddhi), keteguhan terletak pada meditasi (dhyāna), bukan pada tindakan ritual (karma). Bagi insan yang tekun dalam pengetahuan dan meditasi, Yoga yang sejati pun bangkit dan terus berjalan maju.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that when inner purity and right Shaiva disposition (bhāva-siddhi) mature, the seeker naturally prioritizes dhyāna and jñāna over external karma, and Yoga becomes the living path toward Shiva-realization (Pati).
Linga worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are affirmed as supports for refining bhāva; once that inner state is perfected, the same devotion turns inward as steady meditation on Shiva’s presence, making worship contemplative rather than merely ritualistic.
The takeaway is to stabilize daily Shiva-upāsanā into dhyāna: japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused contemplation, using supports like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids—while not mistaking external karma for the final means.