Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship
यश्चैव जगतां भर्ता तमेव परमेश्वरम् । भर्तारमात्मना प्राप्य प्राप्तञ्च तपसः फलम्
yaścaiva jagatāṃ bhartā tameva parameśvaram | bhartāramātmanā prāpya prāptañca tapasaḥ phalam
Wer wahrhaft der Erhalter aller Welten ist—wer eben jenen höchsten Herrn, den inneren Herrn und Halt des eigenen Selbst, verwirklicht hat—der erlangt wahrlich die Frucht der Askese.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that the highest fruit of tapas is not mere power or merit, but direct realization of Parameśvara (Shiva) as the sustainer of all and as the indwelling support of one’s own self—leading toward liberation.
Linga-worship (Saguna upāsanā) is a concrete means to steady devotion and concentration; this verse points to its culmination—recognizing the same Lord worshiped in the Linga as the inner Pati, the bearer of the worlds and the soul’s ultimate refuge.
Practice tapas as disciplined sādhanā—regular japa of Shiva’s name (e.g., the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward contemplation that the Lord is the जगतां भर्ता (sustainer of all) and the आत्माधार (support within).