Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship
यतः पापार्णवात्त्रातुं भक्तिर्नौरिव निर्मिता । तस्माद्भक्त्युपपन्नस्य रजसा तमसा च किम्
yataḥ pāpārṇavāttrātuṃ bhaktirnauriva nirmitā | tasmādbhaktyupapannasya rajasā tamasā ca kim
Denn Bhakti ist wie ein Boot gestaltet, um aus dem Ozean der Sünde zu retten. Darum: Welche Macht könnten Rajas und Tamas über den besitzen, der mit Bhakti erfüllt ist?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-bhakti functions as the liberating means (a “boat”) that carries the soul beyond the flood of sin and bondage; when devotion is firm, the agitating and obscuring forces of rajas and tamas lose their hold.
Linga/Saguna worship is a concrete support for bhakti—through pūjā, japa, and remembrance of Śiva’s compassionate form, the devotee’s mind becomes purified; as devotion matures, the lower gunas subside and the seeker becomes fit for Śiva’s grace and inner realization.
Steady Śiva-nāma japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with simple Linga-pūjā—offering water, bilva leaves, and wearing vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of purity—supports the bhakti that overcomes rajas and tamas.