Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
प्रयोजनं च तत्त्वेन बुद्धिरूपाध्यवस्यति । यथेप्सितं क्रियाशक्तिर्यथाध्यवसितं जगत्
prayojanaṃ ca tattvena buddhirūpādhyavasyati | yathepsitaṃ kriyāśaktiryathādhyavasitaṃ jagat
حقًّا إنّ العقل—متجسّدًا في صورة الفهم الحاسم—يُعيّن الغاية المقصودة. وبحسب ما يُشتهى تمضي قوّة الفعل، ويظهر العالم على وفق ما قُرِّر كذلك.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that bondage and liberation begin in buddhi (discernment): when intention is clarified and aligned to truth, action-power follows that intention, shaping one’s experienced world; thus Shaiva practice purifies determination so it turns toward Shiva and Moksha.
Linga worship steadies the intellect in a single sacred focus; when buddhi determines Shiva as the supreme goal (Pati), kriya-shakti expresses as puja, japa, and dhyana, and the devotee’s ‘world’ becomes Shiva-centered rather than sense-driven.
Make a firm sankalpa for Shiva-realization, then support it with daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga-dhyana; consistent practice trains kriya-shakti to follow purified buddhi.