Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 76
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
यत्किञ्चिदस्ति शब्दस्य वाच्यं चिदचिदात्मकम् । तत्सर्वं शिवयोः पार्श्वे बुद्ध्वा सामान्यतो यजेत्
yatkiñcidasti śabdasya vācyaṃ cidacidātmakam | tatsarvaṃ śivayoḥ pārśve buddhvā sāmānyato yajet
Whatever is denoted by words—whether of the nature of consciousness (cit) or insentience (acit)—understanding all of it to abide in the presence of Śiva–Śakti, the Divine Couple, one should worship in a general and all-inclusive manner.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Teaches sarva-samarpana-bhāva: offering all named/knowable reality (cit and acit) to Śiva-Śakti, leading to purification of malas and readiness for grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: cit-acit totality gathered into worship: ontological synthesis (pati over paśu and pāśa)
FAQs
It teaches that everything expressible by language—both the conscious self (cit) and insentient nature (acit)—is to be recognized as resting in Śiva’s domain; this vision turns worship into an all-pervading reverence that supports liberation (moksha) through right understanding and devotion.
Seeing all meanings and objects as present ‘beside Śiva’ supports Saguna worship through the Linga as a sacred focus: the devotee offers the entire world of names and forms into Śiva, while remembering that Śiva transcends them as Pati, the Lord beyond both cit and acit.
Practice ‘sarvārpaṇa-bhāva’—mentally offering all experiences and objects to Śiva during puja or japa (especially with Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating continuous remembrance that every word and meaning belongs to Śiva’s presence.