Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
अल्पभावो ऽपि यो मर्त्यस्सो ऽपि जन्मत्रयात्परम् । नयोनियंत्रपीडायै भवेन्नैवात्र संशयः
alpabhāvo 'pi yo martyasso 'pi janmatrayātparam | nayoniyaṃtrapīḍāyai bhavennaivātra saṃśayaḥ
حتى الإنسان الفاني ذو الميل الروحي اليسير—إذا تجاوز ثلاث ولادات—فلن يعود خاضعًا لعذاب الرحم وللآلية القاسية لتكرار التجلّد في الأجساد. لا شكّ في ذلك.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Emphasizes the compassion of Śiva’s path: even minimal bhāva, if connected to Śiva-dharma, leads beyond repeated embodiment; encourages perseverance in worship with confidence in eventual release from saṃsāra.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It emphasizes Shiva’s grace and the weakening of pāśa (bondage): even a small Shaiva orientation can mature across births until the jīva is freed from the compulsive cycle of embodiment and its womb-born suffering.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, worship of Saguna Shiva (especially the Linga as the accessible form of Pati) purifies karma and loosens bondage; the verse points to the long-term fruit of such devotion—progress beyond repeated births.
Sustained Shaiva sādhana—daily Linga-pūjā, japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and wearing Rudrākṣa/Tripuṇḍra with disciplined conduct—supports the purification implied by the verse.