Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
ईशते तदभिध्यानाद्योजनासत्त्वभावनः । भूयो ह्यस्य पशोरन्ते विश्वमाया निवर्तते
īśate tadabhidhyānādyojanāsattvabhāvanaḥ | bhūyo hyasya paśorante viśvamāyā nivartate
ఆయనను ధ్యానించుటవలన ప్రభువు ప్రత్యక్షానుభవమవుతాడు; అంతఃకరణం ఆయనతో యోగమై శుద్ధ సత్త్వభావంలో స్థిరపడుతుంది. అప్పుడు బద్ధ పశువు బంధాంతంలో విశ్వమాయ ఉపసంహరించి నివృత్తమవుతుంది.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Soteriological turning-point: at the ‘end’ of bondage, viśva-māyā withdraws—anugraha overcoming tirodhāna for the paśu.
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta movement from paśu (bound soul) toward Śiva-realization: sustained contemplation of Pati (Śiva) purifies the mind into sattva and brings the withdrawal of māyā at the threshold of liberation.
Meditation on Śiva can begin with saguna supports—such as the Śiva-liṅga, mantra, and form—until the soul becomes 'yoked' to Him; as realization matures, māyā’s hold loosens and the seeker approaches direct experience of Śiva beyond limitation.
A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-dhyāna with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating sattva through purity and steadiness so that māyā’s veiling power gradually recedes.