Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 74
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
स वक्ष्यते समासेन तस्य शक्यो न विस्तरः
sa vakṣyate samāsena tasya śakyo na vistaraḥ
Diese Lehre wird kurz zusammengefasst dargelegt, denn ihre volle, ausführliche Entfaltung lässt sich wahrhaft nicht vollständig aussprechen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes that Shiva-tattva is immeasurable: scripture can guide through concise instruction, but the Infinite (Pati, Shiva) cannot be exhausted by words—realization completes what speech can only point to.
By admitting the limits of verbal elaboration, it supports the Shaiva approach of using accessible Saguna supports—Linga, mantra, and pūjā—as practical summaries that lead the devotee toward the ultimately indescribable Nirguna reality of Shiva.
Adopt a concise sādhana: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Linga-dhyāna; let practice embody what cannot be fully explained in discourse.