Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
सर्वैश्वर्येण संपन्नो नाम्ना सर्वेश्वरः स्वयम् । सर्वैर्मुमुक्षुभिर्ध्येयश्शंभुराकाशमध्यगः
sarvaiśvaryeṇa saṃpanno nāmnā sarveśvaraḥ svayam | sarvairmumukṣubhirdhyeyaśśaṃbhurākāśamadhyagaḥ
Mit aller göttlichen Hoheit erfüllt, wird Er selbst „Sarveśvara“ genannt, der Herr über alles. Śambhu, der mitten im Raum weilt, ist von allen, die nach Befreiung streben, in Meditation zu betrachten.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Defines Śiva as Sarveśvara and prescribes dhyāna for mumukṣus; supports the Siddhānta path where liberation arises by Śiva’s grace (anugraha) accessed through devotion, worship, and contemplative absorption.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It establishes Shiva as Pati—Sarveśvara, possessing all aiśvarya—and teaches that the mumukṣu (liberation-seeker) should take Him as the primary object of dhyāna, since His lordship is the ground of grace and release from pāśa (bondage).
Though Shiva is described as all-pervading (ākāśa-madhyaga), devotees approach Him through a focused, saguna support such as the Śiva-liṅga or a chosen form of Śambhu, using that concrete symbol to steady meditation on the transcendent Lord of all.
A direct takeaway is dhyāna on Śambhu as the all-pervading presence—often paired in Shaiva practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner contemplation of Shiva as the indwelling Lord who grants moksha.