Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
तत्प्रसादकृतैश्वर्या दासास्तस्य वयं प्रभोः । तं विनान्यं न जानीमश्शंकरं लोकशंकरम्
tatprasādakṛtaiśvaryā dāsāstasya vayaṃ prabhoḥ | taṃ vinānyaṃ na jānīmaśśaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram
Alle Herrschaftskraft, die wir besitzen, ist allein durch seine Gnade entstanden. Wir sind Diener jenes Herrn. Außer Ihm kennen wir keinen anderen — Śaṅkara, den Wohltäter und Wohlgesinnten aller Welten.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teaching as a devotional-philosophical affirmation of Pati, the Supreme Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Highlights prasāda as the source of aiśvarya; pilgrimage and worship are framed as means to receive Śiva’s anugraha rather than autonomous merit.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches śaraṇāgati (exclusive refuge): all capacities and “lordship” arise from Shiva’s grace, and the devotee recognizes Śaṅkara alone as the Supreme Pati and universal benefactor.
Calling Shiva “Śaṅkara, lokaśaṅkara” supports Saguna worship: the Linga and other forms are approached as the compassionate Lord whose grace bestows both worldly well-being and the higher good.
Practice humble service and daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the attitude, “All is by Shiva’s prasāda; I am his dāsa,” optionally accompanied by vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrāksha as marks of Shaiva discipline.