Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 69
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
स एव दद्यान्नियतो यावन्मोहविपर्ययः । तावदाराधयेद्देवं तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः
sa eva dadyānniyato yāvanmohaviparyayaḥ | tāvadārādhayeddevaṃ tanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ
ตราบใดที่ความวิปลาสแห่งความเข้าใจอันเกิดจากโมหะยังคงอยู่ เขาพึงดำรงวัตรและข้อปฏิบัติที่กำหนดไว้ต่อไป จนกว่าจะสลาย จึงพึงบูชาเทวองค์นั้น—ตั้งมั่นในพระองค์ และยึดพระองค์เป็นที่พึ่งสูงสุด
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches perseverance in regulated Shiva-upāsanā until moha (delusion) and its viparyaya (wrong cognition) are removed; liberation matures through steady devotion to Pati (Śiva) and the loosening of pāśa (bondage).
The instruction “ārādhayet devaṃ” supports sustained saguna worship—commonly through Śiva-liṅga pūjā—as a practical means to purify perception and become firmly established in the Lord, culminating in deeper realization beyond delusion.
Maintain a niyata (disciplined) routine of Shiva worship—daily liṅga-arcana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and devotional surrender—continuing consistently until inner confusion and wrong understanding subside.