उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
हेतुवादविनिर्मुक्तं सांख्ययोगार्थदम्परम् । उपासते यं तत्त्वज्ञा वरं तस्माद्वृणोम्यहम्
hetuvādavinirmuktaṃ sāṃkhyayogārthadamparam | upāsate yaṃ tattvajñā varaṃ tasmādvṛṇomyaham
میں اسی کو ور کے طور پر اختیار کرتا ہوں جسے حقیقت کے جاننے والے پوجتے ہیں—وہ جو جھگڑالو عقلیت پسندی سے پاک ہے اور سانکھیا و یوگ کا مقصودہ پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: हेतुवादविनिर्मुक्तं सांख्ययोगार्थदम्परम् । उपासते यं तत्त्वज्ञा वरं तस्माद्वृणोम्यहम्
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It teaches that liberation is not attained by argumentative reasoning alone; the highest boon is devotion to Pati (Shiva), who grants the real inner realization promised by Sāṅkhya (discrimination) and Yoga (union).
The verse points to upāsanā (reverent worship/meditation) as the means to the Supreme; in Shaiva practice this is commonly fulfilled through Saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga, which steadies the mind and leads toward realization of Shiva’s transcendent nature.
A practical takeaway is focused upāsanā of Shiva—japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with meditative contemplation, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.