Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
भावानुगुणमीशस्य प्रसादो व्यतिरिच्यते । प्रसादात्कर्मसंत्यागः फलतो न स्वरूपतः
bhāvānuguṇamīśasya prasādo vyatiricyate | prasādātkarmasaṃtyāgaḥ phalato na svarūpataḥ
The Lord’s grace manifests in a manner suited to the devotee’s inner disposition. Through that grace, renunciation of actions occurs—yet it is a renunciation of their fruits, not an abandonment of action in its essential nature.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s prasāda operates according to the seeker’s maturity, leading to liberation by removing attachment to outcomes rather than forcing mere outer inactivity.
In Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā), the devotee continues prescribed acts of devotion, but by Śiva’s grace those acts become purified—performed without craving for worldly or even heavenly rewards.
Perform daily Śiva-pūjā and japa (especially the Pañcākṣara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with niṣkāma-bhāva—offer every act and its fruit to Śiva, cultivating detachment and steady inward remembrance.