Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
तस्माद्गुणांश्च भोगांश्च देवासुरमहीभृताम् । तृणवद्यस्त्यजेत्तस्य योगसिद्धिः परा भवेत्
tasmādguṇāṃśca bhogāṃśca devāsuramahībhṛtām | tṛṇavadyastyajettasya yogasiddhiḥ parā bhavet
ฉะนั้น ผู้ใดสละคุณะและความเพลิดเพลินซึ่งแม้เทวดา อสูร และกษัตริย์แห่งแผ่นดินยังใฝ่หา โดยเห็นดุจฟางหญ้า ผู้นั้นย่อมบังเกิดโยคสิทธิอันสูงสุด
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single jyotirliṅga; it universalizes renunciation: even the coveted bhogas of devas/asuras/kings are ‘straw’ compared to Śiva-yoga-siddhi.
Significance: Frames the highest ‘siddhi’ as liberation-oriented yoga rather than acquisition of celestial enjoyments; encourages pilgrims to cultivate vairāgya at Śiva-kṣetras.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya: when a seeker treats the attractions of prakṛti—its guṇas and pleasures—as insignificant, the mind becomes fit for the highest yogic realization, culminating in liberation under the grace of Pati (Shiva).
By rejecting bhoga-centered life, the devotee turns from transient power (even of gods and kings) toward steady upāsanā of Shiva—often through Linga-worship—where Saguna devotion purifies the heart and supports the ascent toward the Supreme.
The practical takeaway is disciplined renunciation supported by Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation with a detached mind, and simple Shaiva observances (e.g., bhasma and rudrākṣa) to reinforce non-attachment.