Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 99
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
अपरोक्षं पुनः श्रेष्ठादनुष्ठानाद्भविष्यति । नापरोक्षादृते मोक्ष इति कृत्वा विनिश्चयम्
aparokṣaṃ punaḥ śreṣṭhādanuṣṭhānādbhaviṣyati | nāparokṣādṛte mokṣa iti kṛtvā viniścayam
ญาณประจักษ์ตรง (อปโรक्षะ) ย่อมบังเกิดขึ้นอีกจากการปฏิบัติอันประเสริฐยิ่ง ครั้นตัดสินมั่นว่า “หากไร้ญาณประจักษ์ตรงแล้ว ย่อมไม่มีโมกษะ” ก็พึงตั้งมั่นอยู่ในความแน่วแน่นั้น
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It asserts that moksha is not achieved by mere learning or indirect belief, but by aparoksha—immediate inner realization of Shiva attained through the highest, disciplined sadhana.
In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship and Saguna devotion purify and steady the mind; when performed as superior anuṣṭhāna, they mature into direct realization of Shiva, which this verse declares indispensable for liberation.
It points to sustained anuṣṭhāna—regular japa (especially Shiva-mantra), dhyāna, and disciplined observances; the aim is to move from indirect knowledge to direct experiential realization.