Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 79
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
पृथिवीपद इत्येवं देवा देवव्रतैः स्तुता । एवन्त्रिभिर्मलैरामैः पक्वैरेव पृथक्पृथक्
pṛthivīpada ityevaṃ devā devavrataiḥ stutā | evantribhirmalairāmaiḥ pakvaireva pṛthakpṛthak
Ainsi, les dieux, voués aux observances divines, la louèrent sous le nom de « Pṛthivīpada ». De même, par les trois impuretés (mala) — à l’état non mûr comme à l’état mûr — chaque âme est liée séparément et distinctement.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Mantra: pṛthivīpada
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: doctrinal pivot from cosmography to mala-traya (three impurities) binding the soul
FAQs
It points to a key Shaiva Siddhanta idea: each soul is individually bound by impurities (mala), which can exist in latent (“unripe”) or manifest (“ripened”) forms, and liberation requires Shiva’s grace to remove these bonds.
By highlighting bondage through mala, it implicitly supports Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga worship) as a grace-centered path where devotion, purity, and Shiva’s anugraha lead the bound soul toward purification and realization.
Adherence to devavrata (holy observances) is emphasized—practically expressed through regular Shiva puja, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purity disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as supports for inner cleansing.