Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
तत्प्रसादेन सत्रांते वायुस्तत्रागमिष्यति । तन्मुखाज्ज्ञानलाभो वस्तत्र श्रेयो भविष्यति
tatprasādena satrāṃte vāyustatrāgamiṣyati | tanmukhājjñānalābho vastatra śreyo bhaviṣyati
Durch Seine Gnade wird am Ende der Opfer-Sitzung Vāyu dorthin kommen. Aus seinem eigenen Mund werdet ihr geistige Erkenntnis empfangen, und darin wird euer höchstes Heil erfüllt werden.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: The Vāyavīya teaching-frame: after Rudra’s worship and the completion of the satra, Vāyu arrives as the divinely sanctioned transmitter of jñāna, making Naimiṣa a locus of revelation-through-grace.
Significance: Promises śreyas through śravaṇa of revealed knowledge delivered by a divine messenger (Vāyu) consequent to Rudra’s prasāda.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that true liberating knowledge (jñāna) arises by divine grace (prasāda); when the right moment ripens, a worthy revealer appears, and that knowledge becomes the seeker’s highest good (śreyas), ultimately oriented toward moksha.
In Shaiva Siddhanta framing, grace flows from Pati (Shiva) and manifests through a visible means—here, Vāyu as the speaker—showing how Saguna forms and sacred instruction become channels for the soul’s upliftment toward Shiva-realization.
It implies disciplined completion of sacred observances (yajña/vrata) with receptivity to revealed instruction; practically, one should conclude worship with attentive śravaṇa (listening) to Shaiva teachings, supported by mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady contemplation on Shiva’s grace.