Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
तेनादौ क्रियते विश्वं तेन संह्रियते पुनः । न तन्नियन्ता कश्चित्स्यात्तेन सर्वं नियम्यते
tenādau kriyate viśvaṃ tena saṃhriyate punaḥ | na tanniyantā kaścitsyāttena sarvaṃ niyamyate
Durch Ihn wird zu Beginn dieses Universum hervorgebracht; durch Ihn wird es wiederum zurückgenommen und aufgelöst. Es gibt keinen Lenker über Ihm; vielmehr wird durch Ihn allein alles geregelt und in Schranken gehalten.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: sṛṣṭi–pralaya cycle (periodic dissolution)
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the absolute Lord who alone performs creation and dissolution and who is not governed by any higher principle; realizing this sovereignty leads the seeker from bondage (pāśa) toward liberation.
The Linga symbolizes the one Lord beyond limitation who still becomes worship-accessible; honoring the Linga as the ruler of all functions (sṛṣṭi and saṃhāra) trains the mind to see every power as Shiva’s manifestation.
Meditate daily on Shiva as the inner governor while repeating the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offering the sense of doership into Him; this supports detachment and steadiness in yoga and bhakti.