Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
आज्ञाबलात्तस्य धरा स्थितेह धराधरा वारिधराः समुद्राः । ज्योतिर्गणाः शक्रमुखाश्च देवाः स्थिरं चिरं वा चिदचिद्यदस्ति
ājñābalāttasya dharā sthiteha dharādharā vāridharāḥ samudrāḥ | jyotirgaṇāḥ śakramukhāśca devāḥ sthiraṃ ciraṃ vā cidacidyadasti
Durch die bloße Macht Seines Gebots bleibt die Erde hier bestehen; die Berge, die Wolkenträger und die Ozeane verharren an ihrem Ort. Auch die Scharen der Lichter und die Götter unter Indras Führung dauern fort. Was immer existiert—bewusst oder unbewusst—steht lange fest, getragen von jenem souveränen Herrn (Pati).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose will upholds both the sentient (cit) and insentient (acit) worlds, teaching that stability in creation comes from divine sovereignty, not mere material causation.
The Linga is revered as the sign of Shiva’s all-pervading lordship; worshipping Saguna Shiva through the Linga trains the mind to recognize that all cosmic order—gods, oceans, mountains, and beings—rests on His governing presence.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler (antaryāmin) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water (jalābhisheka) to the Linga as a symbol that even oceans and clouds move by His command.