Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
परिवृत्त्यन्तरे भूयस्तत्पदप्राप्तिरुच्यते । आत्मान्तराभिधानं स्याद्यदाद्यं नाम पञ्चकम्
parivṛttyantare bhūyastatpadaprāptirucyate | ātmāntarābhidhānaṃ syādyadādyaṃ nāma pañcakam
De nouveau, après la transformation intermédiaire (d’état), l’obtention de cette station suprême est proclamée. Et la désignation du Soi intérieur est ce premier ensemble de cinq noms.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is the re-attainment of the highest state—Shiva’s supreme station—when inner transformation ripens, and that this realization is expressed through foundational ‘five names’ that point to the inmost Self.
Though phrased philosophically, it supports Saguna worship (like Linga-upasana) as a means to inner change (parivṛtti) that culminates in realizing Shiva as the supreme Pati, beyond limitation—i.e., the ‘tatpada’ that devotion and discipline aim toward.
A steady contemplative practice: repeat Shiva’s mantras with attention to the indwelling Self, using japa and meditation to foster inner transformation, so the mind becomes fit for ‘tatpada-prāpti’ (attainment of the supreme state).