Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
अव्यक्ताज्जायते तस्य मनसा यद्यदीप्सितम् । वशी विकृत्वात्त्रैगुण्यात्सापेक्षत्वात्स्वभावतः
avyaktājjāyate tasya manasā yadyadīpsitam | vaśī vikṛtvāttraiguṇyātsāpekṣatvātsvabhāvataḥ
De l’avyakta, l’Inmanifesté, naît pour cet être incarné tout ce que le mental désire. Pourtant, l’âme individuelle n’est pas réellement souveraine : par nature elle est changeante, faite des trois guṇas et dépendante des conditions; ainsi elle tombe sous la maîtrise.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It explains that worldly experience springs from the unmanifest causal ground through the mind’s desires, but the bound soul (paśu) is not truly free because it is shaped by the three guṇas and conditioned dependence—hence it needs Shiva’s grace and right knowledge to transcend bondage.
Since the mind is guṇa-bound and dependent, Saguna Shiva worship (Linga worship with mantra, bhakti, and discipline) provides a concrete support to purify the mind, loosen pāśa (bondage), and orient the soul toward Pati (Shiva), who alone is independent and truly sovereign.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady meditation on Shiva as the inner controller, supported by Shaiva disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha to cultivate detachment from desire-born mental modifications.