Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins
नास्ति कृत्यमकृत्यं च समाधिर्वा परायणम् । न विधिर्न निषेधश्च तेषां मम यथा तथा
nāsti kṛtyamakṛtyaṃ ca samādhirvā parāyaṇam | na vidhirna niṣedhaśca teṣāṃ mama yathā tathā
بالنسبة لهم لا يوجد «ما يجب فعله» ولا «ما لا ينبغي فعله»، وليس السَّمادهي ملجأهم الوحيد. فلا أمرَ ولا نهيَ عليهم—كما هو الأمر عندي كذلك.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It points to the liberated Shaiva state where the soul, freed from pāśa (bondage) by Shiva’s grace, transcends karmic obligation—no longer bound by do’s and don’ts—resting in Shiva-like freedom.
Linga-worship and Saguna devotion are powerful means (upāya) while one is under discipline; this verse describes the fruit—when devotion ripens into Shiva-realization, the devotee is no longer constrained by external injunctions, having attained inner union with the Lord.
The verse emphasizes the goal beyond practice, but the implied path is steady Shiva-bhakti with japa (especially the Panchakshara), meditation, and Shaiva observances like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha until grace matures into liberation.