Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
ध्यानप्रकारनिर्णयः / Determination of the Modes of Meditation
on Śrīkaṇṭha-Śiva
तमसो ऽन्तबहिर्नाशः प्रशान्तिः परिगीयते । बहिरन्तःप्रकाशो यो दीप्तिरित्यभिधीयते
tamaso 'ntabahirnāśaḥ praśāntiḥ parigīyate | bahirantaḥprakāśo yo dīptirityabhidhīyate
Lenyapnya kegelapan, baik di dalam mahupun di luar, dipuji sebagai “praśānti”, ketenteraman sejati. Apa yang bersinar sebagai penerangan—menyingkap dunia luar dan Diri batin—itulah yang disebut dīpti, yakni sinar radiansi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It defines liberation-oriented peace as the ending of tamas (ignorance) internally and externally, and identifies true spiritual attainment as the dawning of divine illumination that reveals Reality—understood in Shaiva Siddhanta as Shiva’s grace-born clarity.
Linga-worship trains the mind toward Shiva as the source of prakāśa (revealing consciousness). Through saguna devotion—ritual, mantra, and reverence—the seeker becomes fit for the inward awakening where darkness is dispelled and Shiva is recognized as the inner light.
Meditate after Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating Shiva as the inner and outer light; support this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady breath to quiet tamas and establish praśānti.