Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25
ध्यानप्रकारनिर्णयः / Determination of the Modes of Meditation
on Śrīkaṇṭha-Śiva
तथा शुभाशुभं कर्म ध्यानाग्निर्दहते क्षणात् । अत्यल्पो ऽपि यथा दीपः सुमहन्नाशयेत्तमः
tathā śubhāśubhaṃ karma dhyānāgnirdahate kṣaṇāt | atyalpo 'pi yathā dīpaḥ sumahannāśayettamaḥ
اسی طرح دھیان کی آگ ایک ہی لمحے میں شُبھ اور اَشُبھ دونوں کرموں کو جلا دیتی ہے؛ جیسے نہایت چھوٹا دیا بھی عظیم تاریکی کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Reorients merit-making from external acts to inner dhyāna; suggests that the ‘real tīrtha’ is the mind purified by contemplation of Śiva.
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-oriented meditation (dhyāna) functions like a purifying fire that rapidly reduces karmic bondage—both “good” and “bad”—leading the seeker toward liberation beyond dualities.
Meditation on Shiva—often supported by Linga-upāsanā (form-based focus)—steadies the mind; when concentration becomes one-pointed, inner darkness (avidyā) is dispelled, just as a lamp removes darkness.
Practice steady dhyāna on Lord Shiva (commonly with japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); even a small, consistent practice can dissolve deep-seated ignorance and karmic impressions.