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
তত্ত্বতঃ বুদ্ধি নিশ্চয়-ৰূপ ধৰি প্ৰয়োজন নিৰ্ধাৰণ কৰে। যেনেকৈ ইচ্ছা, তেনেকৈ ক্ৰিয়াশক্তি প্ৰবৃত্ত হয়; আৰু যেনেকৈ স্থিৰ কৰা হয়, তেনেকৈ জগত প্ৰকাশ পায়।
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.