Śivapurāṇa, Books 1 and 7 · Chapter 7.2.39

oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe yogagatau vighnotpattivarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Chapter 39
upamanyuruvāca
śrīkaṃṭhanāthaṃ smaratāṃ sadyaḥ sarvārthasiddhayaḥ
prasidhyaṃtīti matvaike taṃ vai dhyāyaṃti yoginaḥ

sthityarthaṃ manasaḥ kecitsthūladhyānaṃ prakurvate
sthūlaṃ tu niścalaṃ ceto bhavetsūkṣme tu tatsthiram

śive tu ciṃtite sākṣātsarvāḥ sidhyanti siddhayaḥ
mūrtyaṃtareṣu dhyāteṣu śivarūpaṃ viciṃtayet

lakṣayenmanasaḥ sthairyaṃ tattaddhyāyetpunaḥ punaḥ
dhyānamādau saviṣayaṃ tato nirviṣayaṃ jaguḥ

tatra nirviṣayaṃ dhyānaṃ nāstītyeva satāṃ matam
buddherhi santatiḥ kāciddhyānamityabhidhīyate

tena nirviṣayā buddhiḥ kevaleha pravartate
tasmātsaviṣayaṃ dhyānaṃ bālārkakiraṇāśrayam

sūkṣmāśrayaṃ nirviṣayaṃ nāparaṃ paramārthataḥ
yadvā saviṣayaṃ dhyānaṃ tatsākārasamāśrayam

nirākārātmasaṃvittirdhyānaṃ nirviṣayaṃ matam
nirbījaṃ ca sabījaṃ ca tadeva dhyānamucyate

nirākāraśrayatvena sākārāśrayatastathā
tasmātsaviṣayaṃ dhyānamādau kṛtvā sabījakam

aṃte nirviṣayaṃ kuryānnirbījaṃ sarvasiddhaye
prāṇāyāmena sidhyaṃti devyāḥ śāṃtyādayaḥ kramāt

śāṃtiḥ praśāṃtirdīptiśca prasādaśca tataḥ param
śamaḥ sarvāpadāṃ caiva śāṃtirityabhidhīyate

597b
tamaso 'ntabahirnāśaḥ praśāntiḥ parigīyate
bahirantaḥprakāśo yo dīptirityabhidhīyate

svasthatā yā tu sā buddhaḥ prasādaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
kāraṇāni ca sarvāṇi sabāhyābhyaṃtarāṇi ca

buddheḥ prasādataḥ kṣipraṃ prasannāni bhavantyuta
dhyātā dhyānaṃ tathā dhyeyaṃ yadvā dhyānaprayojanam
etaccatuṣṭayaṃ jñātvā dhyātā dhyānaṃ samācaret

jñānavairāgyasaṃpanno nityamavyagramānasaḥ
śraddadhānaḥ prasannātmā dhyātā sadbhirudāhṛtaḥ

dhyai ciṃtāyāṃ smṛto dhātuḥ śivaciṃtā muhurmuhuḥ

yogābhyāsastathālpe 'pi yathā pāpaṃ vināśayet
dhyāyataḥ kṣaṇamātraṃ vā śraddhayā parameśvaram

avyākṣiptena manasā dhyānamityabhidhīyate

buddhipravāharūpasya dhyānasyāsyāvalaṃbanam
dhyeyamityucyate sadbhistacca sāṃbaḥ svayaṃ śivaḥ

vimuktipratyayaṃ pūrṇamaiśvaryaṃ cāṇimādikam
śivadhyānasya pūrṇasya sākṣāduktaṃ prayojanam

yasmātsaukhyaṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca dhyānādabhayamāpnuyāt
tasmātsarvaṃ parityajya dhyānayukto bhavennaraḥ

nāsti dhyānaṃ vinā jñānaṃ nāsti dhyānamayoginaḥ
dhyānaṃ jñānaṃ ca yasyāsti tīrṇastena bhavārṇavaḥ

jñānaṃ prasannamekāgramaśeṣopādhivarjitam
yogābhyāsena yuktasya yoginastveva sidhyati

prakṣīṇāśeṣapāpānāṃ jñāne dhyāne bhavenmatiḥ
pāpopahatabuddhīnāṃ tadvārtāpi sudurlabhā

yathāvahnirmahādīptaḥ śuṣkamārdraṃ ca nirdahet
tathā śubhāśubhaṃ karma dhyānāgnirdahate kṣaṇāt

atyalpo 'pi yathā dīpaḥ sumahannāśayettamaḥ
yogābhyāsastathālpo 'pi mahāpāpaṃ vināśayet

dhyāyataḥ kṣaṇamātraṃ vā śraddhayā parameśvaram
yadbhavetsumahacchreyastasyāṃto naiva vidyate

nāsti dhyānasamaṃ tīrthaṃ nāsti dhyānasamaṃ tapaḥ
nāsti dhyānasamo yajñastasmāddhyānaṃ samācaret

tīrthāni toyapūrṇāni devānpāṣāṇamṛnmayān
yogino na prapadyaṃte svātmapratyayakāraṇāt

yogināṃ ca vapuḥ sūkṣmaṃ bhavetpratyakṣamaiśvaram
yathā sthūlamayuktānāṃ mṛtkāṣṭhādyaiḥ prakalpitam

yathehāṃtaścarā rājñaḥ priyāḥ syurna bahiścarāḥ
tathāṃtardhyānaniratāḥ priyāśśaṃbhorna karmiṇaḥ

bahiskarā yathā loke nātīva phalabhoginaḥ
598a
dṛṣṭvā narendrabhavane tadvadatrāpi karmiṇaḥ

yadyaṃtarā vipadyaṃte jñānayogārthamudyataḥ
yogasyodyogamātreṇa rudralokaṃ gamiṣyati

anubhūya sukhaṃ tatra sa jāto yogināṃ kule
jñānayogaṃ punarlabdhvā saṃsāramativartate

jijñāsurapi yogasya yāṃ gatiṃ labhate naraḥ
na tāṃ gatimavāpnoti sarvairapi mahāmakhaiḥ

dvijānāṃ vedaviduṣāṃ koṭiṃ saṃpūjya yatphalam
bhikṣāmātrapradānena tatphalaṃ śivayogine

yajñāgnihotradānena tīrthahomeṣu yatphalam
yogināmannadānena tatsamastaṃ phalaṃ labhet

ye cāpavādaṃ kurvaṃti vimūḍhāśśivayoginām
śrotṛbhiste prapadyante narakeṣvāmahīkṣayāt

sati śrotari vaktāsyādapavādasya yoginām
tasmācchrotā ca pāpīyāndaṇḍyassumahatāṃ mataḥ
ye punaḥ satataṃ bhaktyā bhajaṃti śavayoginaḥ

te vidaṃti mahābhogānaṃte yogaṃ ca śāṃkaram
bhogārthibhirnaraistasmātsaṃpūjyāḥ śivayoginaḥ

pratiśrayānnapānādyaiḥ śayyāprāvaraṇādibhiḥ
yogadharmaḥ sasāratvādabhedyaḥ pāpamudgaraiḥ

vajrataṃdulavajjñeyaṃ tathā pāpena yoginaḥ
na lipyaṃte ca tāpaughaiḥ padmapatraṃ yathāṃbhasā

yasmindeśe vasennityaṃ śivayogarato muniḥ
so 'pi deśo bhavetpūtaḥ sapūta iti kiṃ punaḥ

tasmātsarvaṃ parityajya kṛtyamanyadvicakṣaṇaḥ
sarvaduḥkhaprahāṇāya śivayogaṃ samabhyaset

siddhayogaphalo yogī lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
bhogānbhuktvā yathākāmaṃ viharedvātra vartatām

athavā kṣudramityeva matvā vaiṣayikaṃ sukham
tyaktvā virāgayogena svecchayā karma mucyatām

yastvāsannāṃ mṛtiṃ martyo dṛṣṭāriṣṭaṃ ca bhūyasā
sa yogārambhanirataḥ śivakṣetraṃ samāśrayet

sa tatra nivasanneva yadi dhīramanā naraḥ
prāṇānvināpi rogādyaiḥ svayameva parityajet

kṛtvāpyanaśanaṃ caiva hutvā cāṃgaṃ śivānale
kṣiptvā vā śivatīrtheṣu svadehamavagāhanāt

śivaśāstroktavidhivatprāṇānyastu parityajet
sadya eva vimucyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā 2

rogādyairvātha vivaśaḥ śivakṣetraṃ samāśritaḥ
mriyate yadi sopyevaṃ mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

1 udyogaṃ kurvata ityarthaḥ
2 na cāsāvātmaghātaka iti pāṭhāntaram
598b
yathā hi maraṇaṃ śreṣṭhamuśaṃtyanaśanādibhiḥ
śāstraviśraṃbhadhīreṇa manasā kriyate yataḥ

śivanindārataṃ hatvā pīḍitaḥ svayameva vā
yastyajeddustyajānprāṇānna sa bhūyaḥ prajāyate

śivanindārataṃ haṃtumaśakto yaḥ svayaṃ mṛtaḥ
sadya eva pramucyeta triḥ saptakulasaṃyutaḥ

śivārthe yastyajetprāṇāñchivabhaktārthameva vā
na tena sadṛśaḥ kaścinmuktimārgasthito naraḥ

tasmācchīghratarā muktistasya saṃsāramaṃḍalāt
eteṣvanyatamopāyaṃ kathamapyavalambya vā

ṣaḍadhvaśuddhiṃ vidhivatprāpto vā mriyate yadi
paśūnāmiva tasyeha na kuryādaurdhvadaihikam

naivāśaucaṃ prapadyeta tatputrādiviśeṣataḥ
śivacārārthamathavā śivavidyārthameva vā
khanedvā bhuvi taddehaṃ dahedvā śucināgninā

kṣipedvāpsu śivāsveva tyajedvā kāṣṭhaloṣṭavat
athainamapi coddiśya karma cetkartumīpsitam

kalyāṇameva kurvīta śaktyā bhaktāṃśca tarpayet
dhanaṃ tasya bhajecchaivaḥ śaivī cetasya santatiḥ