Shloka 9
मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
अधैर्य्यचित्तो यः कश्चित्समाधिं न च विंदति । तदुपायम्प्रवक्ष्यामि सावधानतया शृणु
adhairyyacitto yaḥ kaścitsamādhiṃ na ca viṃdati | tadupāyampravakṣyāmi sāvadhānatayā śṛṇu
جس کا دل بےقرار اور بےصبر ہو اور وہ سمادھی نہ پا سکے، اس کے لیے میں اس کا طریقہ بیان کرتا ہوں۔ پوری توجہ سے سنو۔
Lord Shiva (teaching in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā discourse on Yoga and liberation)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames samādhi as attainable through a specific upāya (method), and identifies mental restlessness (adhairya) as a key obstacle—implying that grace and practice must be supported by disciplined attention in the Shaiva path.
In Shaiva Siddhānta-oriented practice, focusing the mind is commonly supported through Saguna aids—Linga-dhyāna, mantra-japa, and devotion—so the “means” promised here naturally aligns with steady, attentive worship that matures into inner absorption.
The direct instruction is “listen attentively,” pointing to disciplined śravaṇa (receiving teaching) as a yogic practice; in Shaiva usage this is typically paired with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused meditation to steady an impatient mind.