Shalokya is a concept in Shaiva Siddhanta. It envisages a
four-fold path for a devotee to annihilate evil influence and to elevate the
atma to attain bliss or the abode of Shiva. The four-fold path are:
Charya Marga – In this path, devotees take care of the
temples and sacred places of Lord Shiva.
Kriya Marga – praising the glory of Shiva in temples and
sacred places.
Yogic Marga – is an advanced stage of spiritual experience,
in which the devotee finds the entire universe to be equal.
Jnana Marga – is reaching the highest through negation of
that which is not truth.
Through one of the above said path, a devotee freely moves
into a new domain called Shalokya – Shiva’s abode. The enchantments of this
world caused by Maya are annihilated in the abode of Paramatma.