Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
वायुरुवाच । माया प्रकृतिरुद्दिष्टा पुरुषो मायया वृतः । संबन्धो मूलकर्मभ्यां शिवः प्रेरक ईश्वरः
vāyuruvāca | māyā prakṛtiruddiṣṭā puruṣo māyayā vṛtaḥ | saṃbandho mūlakarmabhyāṃ śivaḥ preraka īśvaraḥ
Vāyu sprach: „Māyā wird als Prakṛti verkündet, und der individuelle Puruṣa ist von Māyā umhüllt. Die Bindung entsteht durch die Wurzelhandlungen (mūla-karmas); doch Śiva ist der antreibende Īśvara, der als innerer Beweger waltet.“
Vayu
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It explains the Shaiva framework of bondage: the soul is obscured by māyā (as Prakṛti) and tied through root karmas, while Śiva remains the supreme Lord who governs and ultimately enables liberation.
Worship of Śiva—often through the Liṅga as Saguna Īśvara—turns the mind from māyā and karma toward the Lord who is the inner mover, making devotion and surrender a practical means to loosen bondage.
A key takeaway is japa and contemplation of Śiva as the indwelling Īśvara (e.g., steady Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to transcend māyā’s veiling and purify karmic impressions.