Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
अधिकारो भवत्येव कन्यायाः पितुराज्ञया । शूद्राणां मर्त्यजातीनां पतितानां विशेषतः
adhikāro bhavatyeva kanyāyāḥ piturājñayā | śūdrāṇāṃ martyajātīnāṃ patitānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
حقًّا، إن أهلية الفتاة (للقيام بالطقس أو الممارسة المذكورة) لا تنشأ إلا بإذن أبيها—وخاصةً في شأن الشودرَة، ومن وُلدوا بشرًا فانيين، وبالأخصّ جدًا الساقطين عن السلوك المقرّر.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It emphasizes that spiritual disciplines and ritual observances should be undertaken with proper authority and guidance, so that worship becomes purifying (leading the paśu toward Pati) rather than merely performative or disorderly.
Linga-worship is a sacred, rule-governed approach to Saguna Shiva; this verse frames who may formally enter certain observances and under what guardianship, reinforcing that devotion should be aligned with dharma and proper initiation/permission.
The takeaway is to undertake Shaiva vratas and worship (such as Mahashivratri observance, japa of the Panchakshara, and Linga-puja) under proper permission and competent guidance; if in doubt, prioritize simple mantra-japa and inner devotion with humility.