Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
परस्य दुर्निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru
तस्मिन्निवसति ब्रह्मा सभ्यैः सार्धं प्रजापतिः । तत्र गत्वा महात्मानं साक्षाल्लोकपितामहम्
tasminnivasati brahmā sabhyaiḥ sārdhaṃ prajāpatiḥ | tatra gatvā mahātmānaṃ sākṣāllokapitāmaham
En ce lieu demeurait Prajāpati Brahmā, avec les anciens assemblés. S’y rendant, il s’approcha du grand d’âme—du véritable Aïeul des mondes, manifesté devant eux.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
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It highlights the Purāṇic principle of approaching a higher authority with humility and assembly-witnessed reverence—an outer model for the inner act of the bound soul (paśu) turning toward the Supreme (Pati) for right knowledge and order.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the narrative mood is devotional and hierarchical: seekers and cosmic officials approach the manifest, knowable form of sacred authority—paralleling how devotees approach Saguna Shiva through Liṅga worship to receive grace and guidance.
The takeaway is “upāsanā through approach”: go to a sanctified place or shrine, sit with sādhus/elders, and offer respectful salutations—then begin japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a receptive, humble mind.