Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
तमप्रतर्क्यं याथात्म्यं भक्तिमानेव पश्यति । भक्तिश्चास्य प्रसादेन प्रसादादेव निर्वृतिः
tamapratarkyaṃ yāthātmyaṃ bhaktimāneva paśyati | bhaktiścāsya prasādena prasādādeva nirvṛtiḥ
لا يرى حقيقةَ ذاته التي لا تُدرك بالمنطق ولا تُحاط بالقول إلا العابدُ المملوءُ بهاكتي. وتلك البهاكتي تنشأ بفضل نعمته؛ ومن نعمته وحدها تأتي السكينةُ الأخيرة والتحرّر.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s ultimate reality is not reached by mere debate or intellect; it is directly realized through bhakti, which itself is awakened by Śiva’s grace, culminating in nirvṛti—freedom from sorrow and bondage.
Linga/Saguṇa worship becomes the accessible doorway for the devotee: through loving devotion and reverent practice, Śiva bestows prasāda, by which the seeker comes to know His deeper, logic-transcending truth.
Steady bhakti-sādhana: daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with humility seeking prasāda—since grace is presented as the decisive cause of inner release.