Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
सात्त्विक्यूर्ध्वगतिः प्रोक्ता तामसी स्यादधोगतिः । मध्यमा तु गतिर्या सा राजसी परिपठ्यते
sāttvikyūrdhvagatiḥ proktā tāmasī syādadhogatiḥ | madhyamā tu gatiryā sā rājasī paripaṭhyate
اوپر کی گتی ساتتوِکی کہی گئی ہے؛ نیچے کی گتی تامسی مانی گئی ہے۔ اور جو درمیانی گتی ہے وہ راجسی کے طور پر پڑھی جاتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It classifies the soul’s trajectory (gati) according to the three guṇas: sattva lifts consciousness toward higher states, tamas pulls it toward decline and bondage, and rajas keeps it in an in-between cycle of restless striving—implying that purification toward sattva supports liberation under Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are presented as practical means to refine conduct and mind: they reduce tamas (inertia, delusion) and pacify rajas (agitation), making the aspirant fit for Shiva’s purifying presence that leads toward the upward gati.
Cultivate sāttvika discipline through Shiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), regular bhasma/Tripuṇḍra with reverence, and meditation that calms rajas and dispels tamas—so the inner movement becomes “upward.”