Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti
कारयित्वा मुनिस्तस्मै प्रददौ ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । तदाप्रभृति तं कृष्णं मुनयश्शंसितव्रताः
kārayitvā munistasmai pradadau jñānamuttamam | tadāprabhṛti taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ munayaśśaṃsitavratāḥ
Nachdem er ihn die vorgeschriebene Disziplin hatte ausüben lassen, verlieh der Weise ihm das höchste geistige Wissen. Von da an erkannten und priesen die Munis, standhaft in gerühmten Gelübden, jenen Kṛṣṇa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva principle that supreme knowledge (jñāna) is transmitted through a realized guru after disciplined practice, leading to inner transformation recognized by accomplished sages.
Though the verse speaks of jñāna, it implies the Shaiva path where disciplined sādhanā and devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-worship) mature into purified insight, which the wise affirm as true spiritual attainment.
The verse implies regulated sādhanā under guidance—such as mantra-japa (including the Panchākṣarī), yogic restraint, and vow-based observances—through which the mind becomes fit to receive liberating knowledge.