Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
तमादाय तया नाड्या मंत्री संहारमुद्रया । न पूरकेण निवेश्यैनमेकीभावार्थमात्मनः
tamādāya tayā nāḍyā maṃtrī saṃhāramudrayā | na pūrakeṇa niveśyainamekībhāvārthamātmanaḥ
Kemudian, dengan mengangkatnya melalui nāḍī itu, sang pengamal mantra—melalui mudrā saṃhāra (penarikan)—hendaklah menempatkannya ke dalam, bukan dengan pūraka (tarikan nafas), melainkan untuk meleburkannya ke dalam Diri sebagai kesatuan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Microcosmic saṃhāra: withdrawal of prāṇa/caitanya into the Self, mirroring cosmic dissolution.
FAQs
It teaches inward withdrawal (saṃhāra) where mantra-awareness is gathered through the subtle channels and dissolved into the Self, aiming at ekībhāva—steadfast inner unity with Pati (Shiva) beyond outward technique.
External worship culminates in internalization: the devotee’s mantra and attention are withdrawn from forms and placed within, so Saguna devotion becomes a doorway to realizing Shiva’s indwelling presence and inner union.
A meditative saṃhāra-mudrā practice: draw mantra-awareness through a nāḍī and place it inward for absorption, emphasizing inner dissolution rather than relying on breath-inhalation (pūraka) as the primary method.