Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
कालस्य भावो नियतिर्यदृच्छा नात्र युज्यते । भूतानि योनिः पुरुषो योगी चैषां परो ऽथ वा
kālasya bhāvo niyatiryadṛcchā nātra yujyate | bhūtāni yoniḥ puruṣo yogī caiṣāṃ paro 'tha vā
هنا لا يصحّ أن يُجعل «أثرُ الزمان» وحده، ولا القدر، ولا المصادفةُ سببًا نهائيًّا. فالكائناتُ المتجلّية، والبراكْرِتي (الطبيعةُ الأولى، رحمُ الصور)، والبوروشا (النفسُ الفردية)، وحتى اليوغي الذي يُقال إنه فوقها—كلّ ذلك ليس غايةً في ذاته (إذ إنّ الربَّ الأعلى، شِيفا، وحده هو الحقيقةُ المتعالية).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It denies that time, fate (niyati), or randomness are the final explanation of existence, and points toward Shiva (Pati) as the truly transcendent ground—beyond beings, prakriti (yoni), the individual purusha, and even exalted yogic states.
Linga-worship trains the mind to see Shiva as the Supreme beyond all categories (time, causality, nature, soul). Saguna devotion to the Linga leads the devotee toward realization of Shiva’s transcendence over prakriti and purusha.
Meditate on Shiva as Kāla-atikrānta (beyond time) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supporting practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha to cultivate detachment from fate-and-chance thinking and rest in the Lord as the highest refuge.