Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32
प्रवृत्तिस्सर्वशास्त्राणां तन्मुखादभवत्ततः । यदास्य विस्तरं शक्ता नाधिगंतुं प्रजा भुवि
pravṛttissarvaśāstrāṇāṃ tanmukhādabhavattataḥ | yadāsya vistaraṃ śaktā nādhigaṃtuṃ prajā bhuvi
Ainsi, de Sa bouche naquit l’élan continu de tous les śāstra. Mais lorsque leur vaste étendue ne put être pleinement saisie par les êtres sur la terre, (ils cherchèrent un enseignement plus accessible).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate source of sacred knowledge, while highlighting the human limitation in comprehending endless textual detail—implying the need for an accessible, essence-teaching that leads toward liberation.
Since beings cannot master the entire expanse of śāstra, Shaiva tradition emphasizes approaching Shiva through concrete, compassionate means—Saguna worship such as Linga-upāsanā—through which the same divine knowledge becomes experiential and liberating.
A practical takeaway is to rely on condensed Shaiva sādhanā—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, alongside simple Linga worship—rather than getting lost only in endless intellectual expansion.