Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
शिवस्य परापरब्रह्मस्वरूपनिर्णयः / Determination of Śiva as Higher and Lower Brahman
जातिव्यक्तिस्वरूपीति कथ्यते कैश्चिदीश्वरः । या पिंडेप्यनुवर्तेत सा जातिरिति कथ्यते
jātivyaktisvarūpīti kathyate kaiścidīśvaraḥ | yā piṃḍepyanuvarteta sā jātiriti kathyate
Manche beschreiben den Herrn (Īśvara) als von der Natur sowohl der „jāti“ (des Universalen) als auch der „vyakti“ (des Einzelnen). Was selbst innerhalb eines konkreten leiblichen Aggregats (piṇḍa) fortbesteht, wird „jāti“ genannt (das Universale).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It frames Īśvara (Shiva) as the indwelling Lord who can be understood both as the universal principle present in all beings and as the distinct reality that shines through individual forms—guiding the seeker from outer diversity to inner oneness.
Linga worship uses a single sacred form to point to the universal presence of Shiva (jāti) within every embodied being (piṇḍa), while still allowing devotion to Shiva as personally approachable (vyakti) in saguna worship.
Meditate during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) that the same Shiva-consciousness persists in all bodies; support this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady breath-awareness to internalize the Lord as the indweller.