मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
देहदौर्बल्यवशतो यद्यधैर्य्यधरो यतिः । अकामश्च शिवं स्मृत्वा स जीर्णां स्वां तनुं त्यजेत्
dehadaurbalyavaśato yadyadhairyyadharo yatiḥ | akāmaśca śivaṃ smṛtvā sa jīrṇāṃ svāṃ tanuṃ tyajet
Kung ang isang ascetic, dahil sa panghihina ng katawan, ay madaig ng kawalan ng katatagan, kung gayon—na walang pagnanasa—sa pag-alaala kay Śiva, maaari niyang iwan ang sariling katawang laos at lupaypay.
Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of the Kailasa Samhita to the sages in the Shiva Purana frame-story)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
It teaches that when the body becomes incapable and the mind loses steadiness, a true renunciate should remain desireless and take refuge in Śiva-smaraṇa; liberation is approached through detachment and God-remembrance rather than fear or craving.
Remembering Śiva here aligns with Saguna devotion—holding the Lord (often worshipped as the Liṅga) firmly in awareness—so that the final transition is sanctified by bhakti and surrender to Pati (Śiva), the liberator of the bound soul.
Śiva-smaraṇa at life’s end is implied—mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) or meditating on Śiva’s form/Liṅga with desirelessness and steadiness, as a final act of surrender.