Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
शक्तिपातसमायोगादृते तत्त्वानि तत्त्वतः । तद्व्याप्तिस्तद्विवृद्धिश्च ज्ञातुमेवं न शक्यते
śaktipātasamāyogādṛte tattvāni tattvataḥ | tadvyāptistadvivṛddhiśca jñātumevaṃ na śakyate
من دون اقترانٍ بنزول نعمة شيفا (śaktipāta)، لا يمكن معرفة التَتْفَات على حقيقتها؛ وكذلك لا تُدرَك سَرايتها في الوجود ولا تَفَتُّحُها المتدرّج على هذا النحو.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Anugraha principle foregrounded: śaktipāta catalyzes correct apprehension of tattvas and their vyāpti/vivṛddhi (ordered manifestation/unfolding).
FAQs
It teaches that true knowledge of reality (tattvas) is not merely intellectual; it arises when Śiva’s grace (śaktipāta) awakens insight, loosening the bonds (pāśa) that limit the soul (paśu).
Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Śiva are upheld as grace-bearing means: through pūjā, mantra, and surrender, the devotee becomes receptive to śaktipāta, by which the tattvas are discerned and transcended toward realization of Pati (Śiva).
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion and purity, supported by Śiva-pūjā (and, where traditional, bhasma/rudrākṣa observances), to become fit for the descent of grace that grants right knowledge.