Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
अविलंघ्य जगत्कर्तुराज्ञापनमिवागतम् । सर्वानुग्रहणं शंभोः साक्षादिव पुरःस्थितम्
avilaṃghya jagatkarturājñāpanamivāgatam | sarvānugrahaṇaṃ śaṃbhoḥ sākṣādiva puraḥsthitam
Es war gekommen wie der unverletzbare Befehl des Schöpfers der Welten; und es stand vor ihnen, als wäre es unmittelbar gegenwärtig — das eigentliche Mittel von Śambhus (Śivas) Gnade für alle.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-sthala passage; the verse frames an event/appearance as Śambhu’s universal anugraha, functioning like an inviolable cosmic ordinance.
Significance: General: darśana of Śiva’s anugraha (grace) is portrayed as a decisive, ‘untransgressable’ turning-point that loosens pāśa (bondage) for all receptive beings.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse emphasizes Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace) as an immediate, manifest reality—so authoritative and inevitable that it is likened to an inviolable cosmic command. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, liberation is ultimately secured by Pati (Śiva) through grace that loosens pāśa (bondage).
By describing Śambhu’s grace as “standing directly before” (sākṣād iva puraḥsthitam), the verse supports Saguna devotion—Śiva approachable through forms such as the Liṅga, where the devotee experiences divine presence and receives anugraha.
A key takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through steady bhakti and japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while maintaining purity and humility, as grace is portrayed as the decisive, direct means for spiritual upliftment.