Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16
अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas
रसायनानि सर्वाणि दिव्याश्चौषधयस्तथा । सिध्यंति प्रणिपत्यैनं दिशंति सुरयोषितः
rasāyanāni sarvāṇi divyāścauṣadhayastathā | sidhyaṃti praṇipatyainaṃ diśaṃti surayoṣitaḥ
সমস্ত রসায়ন ও দিব্য ঔষধিও তাঁকে প্রণাম করলে সিদ্ধ হয়। আর দেবপত্নীগণ ভক্তিভরে তাঁর দিকে যাওয়ার পথ নির্দেশ করে।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva as the supreme healer (vaidya) grants restoration and auspicious siddhi; the verse’s auṣadhi/rasāyana motif naturally aligns with the Vaidyanātha Jyotirliṅga tradition of Śiva as the divine physician who removes roga and grants well-being.
Significance: Healing, removal of afflictions, and strengthening of bhakti through surrender (praṇipāta); also sought for relief from chronic disease and obstacles.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that even extraordinary powers and benefits (symbolized by rasāyanas and divine medicines) are truly fulfilled through devotion and surrender to the Lord; grace, not mere technique, is the completing principle.
It supports Saguna worship by emphasizing reverent approach—bowing and seeking the Lord—an attitude central to Linga-upāsanā where humility, purity, and devotion invite Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Practice praṇipāta (prostration) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—before Linga worship; the takeaway is that sincere surrender is the key discipline that makes all practices fruitful.