Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
तमप्रतर्क्यं याथात्म्यं भक्तिमानेव पश्यति । भक्तिश्चास्य प्रसादेन प्रसादादेव निर्वृतिः
tamapratarkyaṃ yāthātmyaṃ bhaktimāneva paśyati | bhaktiścāsya prasādena prasādādeva nirvṛtiḥ
Seul le dévot, doté de bhakti, contemple vraiment Sa réalité inexprimable, au-delà de la logique. Et cette dévotion naît de Sa grâce ; de cette grâce même viennent la paix ultime et la délivrance.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s ultimate reality is not reached by mere debate or intellect; it is directly realized through bhakti, which itself is awakened by Śiva’s grace, culminating in nirvṛti—freedom from sorrow and bondage.
Linga/Saguṇa worship becomes the accessible doorway for the devotee: through loving devotion and reverent practice, Śiva bestows prasāda, by which the seeker comes to know His deeper, logic-transcending truth.
Steady bhakti-sādhana: daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with humility seeking prasāda—since grace is presented as the decisive cause of inner release.