Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
तत्रैव सर्वमेवेदं द्रष्टव्यं खलु साधकैः । अध्वव्याप्तिमविज्ञाय शुद्धिं यः कर्तुमिच्छति
tatraiva sarvamevedaṃ draṣṭavyaṃ khalu sādhakaiḥ | adhvavyāptimavijñāya śuddhiṃ yaḥ kartumicchati
فلذلك ينبغي للسالكين (السادهَكا) أن يتبيّنوا كلّ هذا بدقّة في ذلك السياق بعينه. فمن أراد إجراء التطهير دون معرفة شمول الأدهفان (المسالك المرتّبة للواقع) لا يستطيع أن ينجز الطهارة على الحقيقة.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Adhvan doctrine foregrounded: without knowing the pervasion/extent of the ordered paths (tattva, pada, varṇa, mantra/kalā in āgamic usage), purification is methodologically impossible.
FAQs
It teaches that purification (śuddhi) is not merely external ritual; it must be grounded in right understanding of how reality is structured and pervaded—so the seeker’s practice aligns with Shiva (Pati) who transcends yet permeates all paths.
Linga-worship is effective when performed with knowledge of Shiva’s all-pervading presence: the devotee recognizes that the Saguna form is a sacred support for realizing the deeper pervasion of Shiva through all levels of experience, not a mere outward act.
It implies combining outer śuddhi (such as bhasma/tripundra and mantra-japa) with inner contemplation on the ordered spiritual path (adhva)—so japa and worship are guided by tattva-jñāna rather than done mechanically.