Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
एतत्पुनरनुग्राह्यं परतंत्रं तदिष्यते । अनुग्रहादृते तस्य भुक्तिमुक्त्योरनन्वयात्
etatpunaranugrāhyaṃ parataṃtraṃ tadiṣyate | anugrahādṛte tasya bhuktimuktyorananvayāt
De nouveau, on dit que cette (âme individuelle) est dépendante—apte à recevoir la grâce et soumise à la volonté d’un Autre. Car sans la grâce de Śiva, elle n’a accès ni à la jouissance mondaine ni à la libération.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Establishes the Siddhāntic axiom that bhukti (worldly fruition) and mukti (liberation) are unattainable without Śiva’s anugraha; pilgrimage and worship are framed as means that dispose the paśu toward receiving grace rather than as self-sufficient causes.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that the jīva (paśu) is inherently dependent and cannot reach either enjoyment (bhukti) or liberation (mukti) by self-effort alone; Śiva’s anugraha (grace) is the decisive cause.
Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship is a primary means of becoming ‘anugrāhya’—fit for grace—through devotion, purity, and surrender; the verse emphasizes that the fruit of worship culminates by Śiva’s gracious bestowal rather than mere ritual mechanics.
Cultivate grace-oriented practice: daily Shiva-pūjā with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inward surrender (śaraṇāgati), understanding that results mature through Śiva’s anugraha.