Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
योगेन तु परा भक्तिः प्रसादस्तदनंतरम् । प्रसादान्मुच्यते जंतुर्मुक्तः शिवसमो भवेत्
yogena tu parā bhaktiḥ prasādastadanaṃtaram | prasādānmucyate jaṃturmuktaḥ śivasamo bhavet
باليُوغا تنشأ العبادةُ القصوى؛ ثم تعقبها حالًا نعمةُ شيفا (برسادا). وبتلك النعمة يتحرّر الكائنُ المتجسّد؛ فإذا تحرّر صار مساويًا لشيفا في المقام الإلهي.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta-style sequence: disciplined yoga matures into supreme bhakti, which culminates in Śiva’s prasāda (grace); liberation is ultimately granted by grace, not by effort alone.
Yoga and devotion are typically anchored in Saguna upāsanā—meditation on Śiva with form, especially the Śiva-liṅga—through which the devotee’s mind becomes pure and receptive to Śiva’s grace that bestows mokṣa.
A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-dhyāna (meditation) and japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with devotion, seeking prasāda as the liberating power.