Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 38
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
अद्यापि देवलोके तच्छतकोटिप्रविस्तरम् । यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान् सांगोपणिषदान्द्विजः
adyāpi devaloke tacchatakoṭipravistaram | yo vidyāccaturo vedān sāṃgopaṇiṣadāndvijaḥ
Aujourd’hui encore, dans le monde des dieux, ce récit s’étend sur des centaines de crores. Quand bien même un « deux-fois-né » maîtriserait les quatre Veda avec leurs auxiliaires et les Upaniṣad, une telle immensité ne s’épuise pas aisément.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Devaloka scale of śāstra: hyperbolic vastness indicating supra-human, cosmic transmission
FAQs
It emphasizes the immeasurable vastness of sacred Shaiva knowledge: even exalted realms preserve an expansive account, and mere intellectual mastery of the Vedas and Upaniṣads does not fully encompass Shiva-tattva.
By implying the limits of textual scope, it points devotees toward lived worship—approaching Shiva through accessible forms like the Linga (Saguna focus) while recognizing the boundless reality it signifies (Nirguna depth).
The takeaway is to balance study with devotion: undertake japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative listening (śravaṇa) to Shiva-kathā, rather than relying on scholarship alone.