Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60
पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
परास्य विविधा शक्तिः श्रुतौ स्वाभाविकी श्रुता । ज्ञानं बलं क्रिया चैव याभ्यो विश्वमिदं कृतम्
parāsya vividhā śaktiḥ śrutau svābhāvikī śrutā | jñānaṃ balaṃ kriyā caiva yābhyo viśvamidaṃ kṛtam
Les Écritures enseignent que le Seigneur Suprême possède des śaktis multiples, innées à Sa propre nature. De celles-ci—śakti de connaissance, śakti de force et śakti d’action—est engendré l’univers tout entier.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: परास्य विविधा शक्तिः श्रुतौ स्वाभाविकी श्रुता । ज्ञानं बलं क्रिया चैव याभ्यो विश्वमिदं कृतम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Cosmogony/emanation of the universe from innate divine powers (śakti-traya).
FAQs
It affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta view that Shiva (Pati) is inherently endowed with divine powers—knowledge, strength, and action—by which He manifests, sustains, and governs the cosmos, while remaining transcendent.
The Linga is worshipped as the sign of the Supreme whose unseen, innate energies operate everywhere; Saguna worship helps the devotee contemplate these powers as Shiva’s conscious governance rather than as merely impersonal nature.
Meditate on Shiva as the source of jñāna-śakti and kriyā-śakti while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves to the Linga with the intention of purifying knowledge, will, and action.