Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
अतस्त्वमेव याथात्म्यं ममास्मै कथयानघ । ब्रह्मणः पूर्वजः पुत्रो मां मूढ इव संस्मरन्
atastvameva yāthātmyaṃ mamāsmai kathayānagha | brahmaṇaḥ pūrvajaḥ putro māṃ mūḍha iva saṃsmaran
Darum, o Schuldloser, sollst du allein ihm mein wahres Wesen verkünden. Obgleich er Brahmās erstgeborener Sohn ist, gedenkt er meiner wie im Wahn—als hielte er den höchsten Herrn für ein bloß weltliches Wesen.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
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It teaches that even exalted beings can fall into misunderstanding, and liberation arises from being instructed in Shiva’s yāthātmyam—knowing Pati (Shiva) as the supreme reality who dispels pasha (bondage) and avidyā (delusion).
By urging the teaching of Shiva’s true nature, it supports Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) as a compassionate means to correct deluded remembrance and lead the devotee toward right knowledge of Shiva’s supremacy.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (listening to Shiva-tattva) and smaraṇa (right remembrance) supported by japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to transform deluded memory into devotion grounded in true understanding.