Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि शाखाश्चान्याः सहस्रशः । वेदेष्वेवं स्वयं वक्त्रैर्व्यक्तमित्यवदत्स्वपि
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni śākhāścānyāḥ sahasraśaḥ | vedeṣvevaṃ svayaṃ vaktrairvyaktamityavadatsvapi
„Die Ṛk‑Verse, die Yajus‑Formeln und die Sāman‑Gesänge, ebenso unzählige andere vedische Zweige—so wurden sie in den Veden deutlich offenbar, als wären sie aus eigenem Munde gesprochen.“
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-specific passage; it emphasizes Veda-prāmāṇya and the self-manifest clarity of Vedic speech, supporting Śaiva claims that Śiva’s revelation is Veda-consistent.
Significance: Affirms śruti as a luminous guide; encourages recitation/listening (śravaṇa) as a devotional act leading to right understanding.
Type: rudram
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Vedic knowledge as self-manifest (vyakta) and living—sound-truth that reveals itself—supporting the Shaiva view that sacred revelation ultimately rests in the supreme Pati (Shiva) as the ground of śabda and meaning.
By portraying the Vedas as clearly expressed and authoritative, it underlines that Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā with mantra and ritual—stands on revealed Vedic sound, which Shaiva tradition understands as empowered by Shiva’s presence.
A practical takeaway is disciplined mantra-recitation and Vedic/Śaiva chanting with clear articulation (vyakta), especially the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating sacred sound as a direct means of inner purification and Shiva-oriented concentration.