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
Então, erguendo-o por essa nāḍī, o praticante do mantra—pela mudrā de saṃhāra (recolhimento)—deve colocá-lo no interior, não por meio do pūraka (inspiração), mas para fundi-lo no Si mesmo em unidade.
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External worship culminates in internalization: the devotee’s mantra and attention are withdrawn from forms and placed within, so Saguna devotion becomes a doorway to realizing Shiva’s indwelling presence and inner union.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.