Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
तथा विलीयमानेषु तपस्विषु महात्मसु । सद्यस्तिरोदधे तेजस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
tathā vilīyamāneṣu tapasviṣu mahātmasu | sadyastirodadhe tejastadadbhutamivābhavat
جب وہ عظیم النفس تپسوی اس طرح لَین ہونے لگے تو وہ نور فوراً غائب ہو گیا؛ یہ واقعہ نہایت ہی عجیب و شگفتہ معلوم ہوا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It points to laya (dissolution/merging) as a yogic culmination: as the perfected ascetics merge, the manifest ‘tejas’ also withdraws, indicating Shiva’s grace is not always an outward spectacle but an inward consummation leading toward liberation.
Saguna signs—light, radiance, and visible tejas—can appear in devotion, but this verse emphasizes their withdrawal as the seeker matures toward subtler realization; the Linga remains the stable focus through which the mind moves from form (saguna) toward the formless ground (nirguna) without denying either.
Meditative laya: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inward absorption; optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steadiness, aiming not for visions but for sustained inner merging.