Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
अद्भिराप्लवितं क्षेत्रं जनयत्यंकुरं यथा । आज्ञानात्प्लावितं कर्म देहं जनयते तथा
adbhirāplavitaṃ kṣetraṃ janayatyaṃkuraṃ yathā | ājñānātplāvitaṃ karma dehaṃ janayate tathā
Wie ein Feld, das vom Wasser überflutet ist, einen Spross hervorbringt, so bringt auch das Karma, von Unwissenheit überflutet, die Verkörperung hervor—einen neuen Leib.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse states that ignorance (ajñāna) is the condition that makes karma fructify into rebirth; when the soul is covered by ignorance, karmic seeds mature into a new body, whereas knowledge and Shiva’s grace dry up the causes of bondage.
Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are presented as practical means to purify the mind and dissolve ignorance; as ajñāna recedes through Shiva-bhakti, karma loses the power to generate further embodiment.
A key takeaway is to counter ajñāna with Shiva-upāsanā—steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative discrimination—so that karmic bondage does not “sprout” into renewed birth.