उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
हेतुवादविनिर्मुक्तं सांख्ययोगार्थदम्परम् । उपासते यं तत्त्वज्ञा वरं तस्माद्वृणोम्यहम्
hetuvādavinirmuktaṃ sāṃkhyayogārthadamparam | upāsate yaṃ tattvajñā varaṃ tasmādvṛṇomyaham
Eu escolho como dádiva o Senhor supremo que os conhecedores da Realidade adoram—Aquele que está livre do racionalismo contencioso e que verdadeiramente concede o fruto pretendido do Sāṅkhya e do Yoga.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: हेतुवादविनिर्मुक्तं सांख्ययोगार्थदम्परम् । उपासते यं तत्त्वज्ञा वरं तस्माद्वृणोम्यहम्
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It teaches that liberation is not attained by argumentative reasoning alone; the highest boon is devotion to Pati (Shiva), who grants the real inner realization promised by Sāṅkhya (discrimination) and Yoga (union).
The verse points to upāsanā (reverent worship/meditation) as the means to the Supreme; in Shaiva practice this is commonly fulfilled through Saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga, which steadies the mind and leads toward realization of Shiva’s transcendent nature.
A practical takeaway is focused upāsanā of Shiva—japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with meditative contemplation, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.