Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
शक्तिरप्रतिमा यस्य ह्यैश्वर्यं चापि सर्वगम् । स्वामित्वं च विभुत्वं च स्वभावं संप्रचक्षते
śaktirapratimā yasya hyaiśvaryaṃ cāpi sarvagam | svāmitvaṃ ca vibhutvaṃ ca svabhāvaṃ saṃpracakṣate
Lui dont la Puissance est sans égale et dont la Souveraineté pénètre tout : sa Seigneurie, sa maîtrise omniprésente et sa nature innée, ainsi sont proclamées.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā’s opening praise)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Doctrinal praise of Śiva’s aiśvarya and śakti; not a site-specific legend.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva’s sarvagatatva (all-pervasion) and incomparable śakti supports śaraṇāgati and loosens pāśa (bondage) through right view.
Mantra: शक्तिरप्रतिमा यस्य ह्यैश्वर्यं चापि सर्वगम् । स्वामित्वं च विभुत्वं च स्वभावं संप्रचक्षते
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as Pati—the incomparable source of Shakti and the all-pervading Lord whose sovereignty and essential nature transcend limitation, guiding the seeker toward surrender and liberation.
The Linga is worshipped as the sign of the all-pervading, formless reality; this verse supports Saguna worship by declaring Shiva’s lordship and omnipresence while pointing beyond form to His svabhāva.
Meditate on Shiva as sarvagata (all-pervading) while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya), cultivating inner surrender to His aiśvarya (sovereignty) and śakti (grace-power).