Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
योगसिद्ध्यैकदेशे ऽपि दृष्टे मोक्षे भवेन्मतिः । दृष्टमेतन्मया यद्वत्तद्वन्मोक्षो भवेदिति
yogasiddhyaikadeśe 'pi dṛṣṭe mokṣe bhavenmatiḥ | dṛṣṭametanmayā yadvattadvanmokṣo bhavediti
แม้ได้เห็นเพียงส่วนหนึ่งแห่งความสำเร็จในโยคะ ก็ย่อมเกิดความเชื่อมั่นในโมกษะว่า “ดังที่เราประจักษ์เห็นด้วยตนเองฉันใด โมกษะก็จักบังเกิดขึ้นแน่นอนฉันนั้น”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that even limited, verifiable progress in yoga generates firm inner certainty that the highest goal—moksha by the grace of Pati (Lord Shiva)—is real and attainable.
In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) supports steadiness of mind; such steadiness yields observable yogic progress, which then strengthens conviction that Shiva can also bestow the ultimate fruit—liberation.
A steady yoga-sādhana grounded in Shaiva discipline—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with meditation—so that tangible signs of inner purification arise and confirm one’s path toward moksha.