Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16
मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
तत्राणिमादिकं सर्वं संकल्प्य मनसा पुनः । रत्नजं वाथ सौवर्णं स्फटिकं वा सलक्षणम्
tatrāṇimādikaṃ sarvaṃ saṃkalpya manasā punaḥ | ratnajaṃ vātha sauvarṇaṃ sphaṭikaṃ vā salakṣaṇam
ထိုနေရာ၌လည်း၊ အဏိမာမှ စ၍ ယောဂသိဒ္ဓိ အားလုံးကို စိတ်ဖြင့် ထပ်မံ ဆုံးဖြတ်ကာ၊ ထို့နောက် လက္ခဏာပြည့်စုံသော သင်္ကေတတစ်ရပ်ကို—ရတနာဖြင့်ဖြစ်စေ၊ ရွှေဖြင့်ဖြစ်စေ၊ သန့်စင်သော စဖတိက (ကြည်လင်ကျောက်) ဖြင့်ဖြစ်စေ—ပြုလုပ် သို့မဟုတ် စိတ်ကူးတည်ဆောက်ရမည်။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It emphasizes that outer worship must be grounded in inner discipline: the sādhaka gathers the mind through saṅkalpa, recognizing that siddhis are subordinate to the higher Shaiva aim—steadfast orientation to Pati (Shiva) for liberation.
It points to a properly formed, auspicious emblem (liṅga) for Saguna worship—gem, gold, or crystal—indicating that a tangible form supports concentration and devotion while directing the mind toward Shiva’s transcendent reality.
A meditative saṅkalpa (intentional resolve) preceding worship, followed by choosing or installing a suitably marked linga (often crystal or gold) as an aid to dhyāna and steady upāsanā of Shiva.