Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 116
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
चत्वारश्च तथा वेदास्सेतिहासपुराणकाः । धर्मशास्त्राणि विद्याभिर्वैदिकीभिस्समन्विताः
catvāraśca tathā vedāssetihāsapurāṇakāḥ | dharmaśāstrāṇi vidyābhirvaidikībhissamanvitāḥ
চাৰি বেদ, ইতিহাস-পুৰাণসহ, আৰু বৈদিক বিদ্যাৰে সমন্বিত ধৰ্মশাস্ত্ৰ—এই সকলো ধৰ্মজ্ঞান আৰু প্ৰভুৰ কৃপাৰে মোক্ষপৰ্যন্ত পথবোধৰ বাবে প্ৰমাণভূত আধাৰ হিচাপে প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms that the Vedas, together with Itihāsa–Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra, form a coherent foundation for dharma and right understanding—supporting the seeker’s progress toward Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) and final liberation.
By grounding practice in Vedic and dharma-based authority, it implies that Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā performed with purity, mantra, and prescribed conduct—stands in continuity with śāstra, not outside it.
The verse points to śāstra-guided sādhana: learning and applying Vedic disciplines, maintaining dharmic conduct, and integrating mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with correct ritual observance.