Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
अग्नीषोमात्मकविश्ववर्णनम् / The Universe as Agni–Soma
Fire and Nectar
अमृतं यत्प्रतिष्ठा सा तेजो विद्या कला स्वयम् । भूतसूक्ष्मेषु सर्वेषु त एव रसतेजसी
amṛtaṃ yatpratiṣṭhā sā tejo vidyā kalā svayam | bhūtasūkṣmeṣu sarveṣu ta eva rasatejasī
That very foundation is amṛta, the immortal essence. She herself is tejas—splendor—vidyā, true knowledge, and kalā, divine power. In all the subtle states of the elements, she alone abides as both rasa, the inner essence, and tejas, the radiance that sustains them.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It points to the imperishable ground (amṛta) as the true support of existence and identifies the sustaining divine potency as knowledge, radiance, and power—showing that liberation arises by recognizing this inner foundation rather than clinging to outer forms.
The Liṅga symbolizes the support of all worlds; this verse explains that the same supporting reality pervades even the subtlest elements as essence and light. Saguna worship trains the mind to perceive that all powers and qualities ultimately rest in Shiva-tattva (with Śakti as inseparable).
Meditate on Shiva as the inner tejas (luminous awareness) and rasa (essential life) within the body and elements, while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and steadying the mind on the Liṅga as the symbol of that imperishable support.