Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
शिवतत्त्वे परापरभावविचारः
Inquiry into Śiva’s Principle and the Parā–Aparā Paradox
पीतामृतमिव स्नेहविवशेनान्तरात्मना । देवेष्वपि च पश्यत्सु वीतरागैस्तपस्विभिः
pītāmṛtamiva snehavivaśenāntarātmanā | deveṣvapi ca paśyatsu vītarāgaistapasvibhiḥ
كأنّه يشرب الأَمْرِتَا، فإنّ باطنَه الأعمق—وقد غلبته المحبّة والعبادة—انغمس في تلك النشوة، مع أنّ الآلهة كانوا ينظرون، ومعهم الزهّاد المتنسّكون منزوعو الرغبة، المتحرّرون من التعلّق.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: A contemplative still-point: even vītarāga tapasvins witness a bliss that resembles amṛta—suggesting a supra-ordinary ānanda.
FAQs
It portrays the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal that true bliss arises inwardly when devotion (sneha/bhakti) ripens into detachment (vītarāgatā), making the experience feel like “nectar” within the Self—recognized even by devas and realized ascetics.
Though the verse speaks of inner experience, it aligns with Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-sevā, mantra, and puja mature into an inward absorption where Shiva’s grace is tasted as nectar-like bliss, witnessed outwardly but realized inwardly.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti, supported by vairagya and tapas; this combination turns worship into inner absorption (dhyāna/samādhi) where bliss is “tasted” within.