Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3
अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
आलस्यमलसत्त्वं तु योगिनां देहचेतनोः । धातुवैषम्यजा दोषा व्याधयः कर्मदोषजाः
ālasyamalasattvaṃ tu yogināṃ dehacetanoḥ | dhātuvaiṣamyajā doṣā vyādhayaḥ karmadoṣajāḥ
对瑜伽行者而言，身与心之状态会被懈怠与昏钝之不净所染。身之过患起于体内诸成分失衡，而诸病则由往昔业（karma）所致之过失而生。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva is revered as the supreme physician who alleviates afflictions; the verse’s focus on vyādhi (disease) naturally aligns with the Vaidyanātha (healer) archetype, though the present passage itself is a yogic-psychological teaching rather than a site-māhātmya.
Significance: Sought for relief from illness and karmic afflictions; supports the idea that vyādhi can be both dhātu-imbalance and karma-born, requiring both discipline and divine grace.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It classifies inner obstacles on the yogic path: tamasic laziness and impurity cloud the body-mind, while deeper afflictions manifest as doṣas and diseases tied to karmic residues—implying the need for purification and disciplined sādhanā under Shiva’s grace.
Linga worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva support steadiness (niṣṭhā) and purification of the body-mind; by turning the mind toward Shiva, the yogin weakens tamas and works through karmic impressions that otherwise appear as suffering and illness.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined meditation, supported by Shaiva purificatory observances such as Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa, to counter laziness and cleanse karmic tendencies.