Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
नाशिवस्तु शिवं ध्यायेन्नाशिवम्प्राप्नुयाच्छिवम् । तस्माच्छैवीं तनुं कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा च पशुभावनाम् । शिवो ऽहमिति संचिन्त्य शैवं कर्म समाचरेत् । कर्मयज्ञस्तपोयज्ञो जपयज्ञस्तदुत्तरः
nāśivastu śivaṃ dhyāyennāśivamprāpnuyācchivam | tasmācchaivīṃ tanuṃ kṛtvā tyaktvā ca paśubhāvanām | śivo 'hamiti saṃcintya śaivaṃ karma samācaret | karmayajñastapoyajño japayajñastaduttaraḥ
Ang hindi nakatuon ang isip kay Śiva ay hindi dapat magnilay kay Śiva; at ang hindi nakaharap kay Śiva ay hindi rin makaaabot kay Śiva. Kaya, gawin ang sariling pagkatao na maging Śaiva at talikdan ang paśu-bhāva—ang makahayop na pagtingin ng nakagapos na kaluluwa. Magnilay: “Ako’y kay Śiva,” at saka isagawa ang mga disiplina ng Śaiva. Kabilang dito ang karma-yajña (handog ng wastong gawa), tapo-yajña (handog ng pag-aayuno at pagtitika), at higit sa mga ito ang japa-yajña (handog ng pag-uulit ng mantra).
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Shaiva teaching within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: शिवोऽहमिति
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches inner conversion into a Śaiva identity—dropping paśu-bhāva (bonded, instinct-driven selfhood) and adopting Śiva-oriented contemplation and discipline—so that practice becomes a true means toward Śiva-realization.
It implies that external worship (including Liṅga worship) bears fruit when supported by an inner Śaiva disposition; the devotee reshapes life into Śiva-bhāva, making ritual and meditation effective rather than merely formal.
It prioritizes japa-yajña—mantra repetition (classically the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as the highest offering, supported by disciplined action (karma-yajña) and austerity (tapo-yajña).