Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः
Occasional Rites and Their Procedure
अर्धचर्यारतश्चापि द्विरावृत्त्यैवमेव तु । पश्चाज्ज्ञानं समासाद्य शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
ardhacaryārataścāpi dvirāvṛttyaivameva tu | paścājjñānaṃ samāsādya śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt
وحتى من كان مواظبًا على نصف نظام السلوك التعبّدي (تشريا)، إن كرّره مرّتين على النحو نفسه، فبعد ذلك—إذا نال المعرفة الحقّة—بلغ «سايوجيا» (sāyujya)، أي الاتحاد التامّ بالربّ شِيفا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it states that even partial observance (ardha-caryā) becomes efficacious when repeated, culminating—after attainment of jñāna—in Śiva-sāyujya (union).
Significance: Pastoral assurance for householders/limited practitioners: disciplined repetition and maturation lead to liberating knowledge and final union, emphasizing accessibility of grace.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that even partial observance, when performed with persistence and repetition, matures into jñāna, and that knowledge culminates in Śiva-sāyujya—liberation through intimate union with Pati (Śiva) beyond bondage (pāśa).
The verse implies a progression: disciplined worship and observance (often expressed as Saguna devotion such as Liṅga-sevā) purifies the aspirant, and from that purity arises jñāna that leads to the highest realization of Śiva.
It points to repeating one’s prescribed Śaiva observance or sādhana “twice” with steadiness—such as daily Liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and related vrata—so that practice ripens into liberating knowledge.