Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
समाधिना च सर्वत्र प्रज्ञालोकः प्रवर्तते । यदर्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्तिमितो दधिवत्स्थितम्
samādhinā ca sarvatra prajñālokaḥ pravartate | yadarthamātranirbhāsaṃ stimito dadhivatsthitam
Melalui samādhi, cahaya kesedaran yang terjaga mula berfungsi di mana-mana. Ketika itu minda menjadi tenang dan teguh—seperti dadih yang telah memekat—bersinar hanya sebagai makna yang murni (kesedaran objek yang suci), sementara segala penampakan lain terhenti.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that samādhi reveals prajñā—clarifying awareness—so the mind becomes completely steady, enabling direct insight into Shiva as Pati (the Lord) beyond mental fluctuation.
Linga-worship supports one-pointedness; as attention stabilizes on Shiva’s sign (Liṅga), the devotee’s mind ripens toward inner absorption where only the essential meaning remains, leading from saguna contemplation to subtler realization.
Practice steady dhyāna leading to samādhi—often supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm, sustained concentration until the mind becomes ‘set’ and unmoving.