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XXXVII] Saiva Philosophy in the Vāyavīya-samhitā 129 an intellectual state that is regarded as an object of dhyānał. Both happiness and liberation come from dhyāna; for this reason, one should always try to practise dhyāna. There is nothing greater than dhyāna'. Those who perform dhyāna are dear to Siva, not those who only perform the rituals.
buddhi-praväha-rūpasya dhyānasyäsyāvalambanam, dhyeyam ity ucyate sadbhis tacca sāmbaḥ svayam śivah.
Siva-mahāpurāna vii. 2. 39. 19. nāsti dhyāna-samam tirtham nāsti dhyānasamam tapaḥ, nāsti dhyānasamo yajñas tasmăd dhyānam samācaret.
Ibid. vii, 2. 39. 28.
