Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 83
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
कथं दुःखमदुःखं स्यात्स्वभावो ह्यविपर्ययः । न हि रोगी ह्यरोगी स्याद्भिषग्भैषज्यकारणात्
kathaṃ duḥkhamaduḥkhaṃ syātsvabhāvo hyaviparyayaḥ | na hi rogī hyarogī syādbhiṣagbhaiṣajyakāraṇāt
Wie könnte das, was wahrhaft Leid ist, zu Nicht-Leid werden? Denn die eigene Wesensnatur kehrt sich nicht um. Ein Kranker wird nicht allein dadurch gesund, dass Arzt und Arznei als Ursachen vorhanden sind.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya philosophical teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that suffering rooted in one’s conditioned nature (bondage/paśa) is not removed by the mere presence of external supports; real freedom requires inner transformation—knowledge, disciplined practice, and ultimately Śiva’s grace as Pati.
Liṅga-worship is not presented as a mere external ‘cause’ like medicine; it is a means to awaken devotion and purity so that consciousness turns to Śiva (Saguna as accessible Lord), culminating in the removal of bondage through His anugraha (grace).
Use ritual as inner cure: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna on Śiva, supported by śaucā (purity) and vairāgya—so the ‘disease’ of bondage is actually treated, not merely surrounded by remedies.