Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
शिवतत्त्वे परापरभावविचारः
Inquiry into Śiva’s Principle and the Parā–Aparā Paradox
शान्त एव सदा सर्वमनुगृह्णाति चेच्छिवः । सर्वाणि पूरयेदेव कथं शक्तेन मोचयेत्
śānta eva sadā sarvamanugṛhṇāti cecchivaḥ | sarvāṇi pūrayedeva kathaṃ śaktena mocayet
Wenn Śiva, stets in Frieden, unaufhörlich allen Gnade erweist und wahrlich alles erfüllt, wie könnte Er durch irgendeine Macht gebunden werden, oder wie könnte ein anderer beanspruchen, Befreiung zu gewähren?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Establishes that mokṣa is exclusively by Śiva’s anugraha (grace), not by any secondary power; reinforces śaraṇāgati as the inner ‘pilgrimage’.
FAQs
The verse asserts Śiva’s supreme, peaceful sovereignty: liberation is not produced by limited forces, but arises through Śiva’s anugraha (grace), the decisive factor that breaks pasha (bondage) for the pashu (bound soul).
Linga/Saguna worship is presented as an accessible doorway to Śiva’s grace—devotion, surrender, and right understanding focus the seeker on Śiva as the sole liberator, rather than treating rituals or deities as independent sources of moksha.
Cultivate śānti (inner tranquility) with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with devotion; let external supports like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa be aids to remembrance, not substitutes for Śiva’s grace.