Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
प्रतिगृह्य सतां पूजां मुनिभिः प्रतिपादिताम् । उद्दिष्टमानसं भेजे नियुक्तो युक्तमात्मनः
pratigṛhya satāṃ pūjāṃ munibhiḥ pratipāditām | uddiṣṭamānasaṃ bheje niyukto yuktamātmanaḥ
முனிவர்கள் முறையாகச் செய்த சத்புருஷர்களின் பூஜையை அவர் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். பின்னர் தன்னடக்கம் கொண்டு, நியமிக்கப்பட்ட புனிதப் பணியுணர்வுடன், தன் மனத்தை குறித்த ஆன்மிக இலக்கில் நிலைநிறுத்தினார்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Models the disciplined receptivity (yoga/niyama) required for transmitting Śiva-jñāna; the ‘appointed task’ motif frames Purāṇic teaching as a vehicle of grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal that outer honor and worship should culminate in inner yoga: a composed mind fixed on the spiritual aim, undertaken with disciplined responsibility.
The verse shows the classical movement from saguna devotion (formal pūjā offered by sages) toward antar-yāga (inner worship), where the mind becomes steady and directed toward Shiva as the highest goal.
It implies focused meditation after pūjā—settling the mind (yukta-ātman) on the chosen divine aim—consistent with Shaiva practice where external worship is followed by japa and dhyāna on Shiva.