Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
महेश्वरं तथोत्सृज्य कृत्वान्यां च कलामिमाम् । शांत्यतीतां कलां नीत्वा तद्व्याप्तिमवलोकयेत्
maheśvaraṃ tathotsṛjya kṛtvānyāṃ ca kalāmimām | śāṃtyatītāṃ kalāṃ nītvā tadvyāptimavalokayet
மகேஸ்வரனையும் பொருளாகக் கருதும் எண்ணத்தைக் கூட விட்டு, இந்த மற்றொரு தியானக் கலையை அமைத்து; ‘சாந்தி’ நிலையைத் தாண்டி அதீதக் கலையில் விழிப்பை இட்டுச் சென்று, அதன் அனைத்திலும் நிறைந்த பரவலைக் காண வேண்டும்.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It points to a higher Shaiva contemplation where even the refined concept of “Lord as an object” is relinquished, and awareness is led beyond tranquil absorption into recognition of Shiva’s all-pervasive reality (vyāpti), supporting liberation through direct insight.
It implies a progression: Saguna supports (like Linga worship and form-based devotion) stabilize the mind, but the seeker is then guided beyond form-concepts toward the subtler recognition of Shiva as the omnipresent Pati, not limited to any single object.
A meditative practice of inner withdrawal and refinement of contemplation: moving from object-focused dhyāna on Maheśvara to subtler, non-objectifying awareness, culminating in perceiving Shiva’s pervasion everywhere; this pairs well with japa of the Panchākṣarī and steady breath-mind discipline.