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
வாத-விவாதத் தகராறான தர்க்கப் பற்றிலிருந்து விடுபட்டவர்; சாங்க்யமும் யோகமும் தரும் உண்மைப் பயனை அருள்பவர்—தத்துவஞானிகள் வழிபடும் அந்த பரமனை நான் வரமாகத் தேர்கிறேன்।
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.