Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
पूजाविधान-व्याख्या (Pūjāvidhāna-vyākhyā) — Exposition of the Procedure of Worship
भ्रूमध्ये च शिवं ध्यायेच्छुद्धदीपशिखाकृतिम् । इत्थमंगे स्वतंत्रे वा योगे ध्यानमये शुभे
bhrūmadhye ca śivaṃ dhyāyecchuddhadīpaśikhākṛtim | itthamaṃge svataṃtre vā yoge dhyānamaye śubhe
พึงเพ่งฌานพระศิวะ ณ ระหว่างคิ้ว โดยเห็นพระองค์เป็นรูปเปลวไฟแห่งประทีปอันบริสุทธิ์ ดังนี้ในโยคะอันเป็นมงคลและเป็นสมาธิภาวนา จะปฏิบัติอาศัยจุดแห่งอวัยวะหรือปฏิบัติอย่างอิสระก็ได้
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching as a yoga instruction within the Purana’s discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches inner upāsanā: meditating on Śiva as pure consciousness-symbolized by a steady, stainless flame—at the bhrūmadhya, a key yogic center for one-pointedness and awakening of insight leading toward liberation (mokṣa).
The ‘pure lamp-flame’ functions like an inner liṅga (jyoti-liṅga as inner light): a saguna support for meditation that leads the mind toward Śiva’s subtler, transcendent reality, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s path from form-supported worship to higher realization.
A dhyāna practice: focus attention at the space between the eyebrows and contemplate Śiva as a steady, pure flame; it may be done with a supportive yogic ‘aṅga’ (auxiliary focus/limb) or as direct, independent meditation.