Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16
कालतत्त्वनिर्णयः / Doctrine of Kāla (Time) and Its Subordination to Śiva
अप्रियैश्च प्रियैश्चैव ह्यचिंतितगमागमैः । संयोजयति भूतानि वियोजयति चेश्वरः
apriyaiśca priyaiścaiva hyaciṃtitagamāgamaiḥ | saṃyojayati bhūtāni viyojayati ceśvaraḥ
Par des événements à la fois pénibles et heureux—par des allées et venues inattendues—le Seigneur (Īśvara) unit les êtres et les sépare aussi; toute conjonction et disjonction se fait sous sa souveraineté.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As Viśvanātha, ‘Lord of the Universe,’ Śiva governs saṃyoga-viyoga (union and separation) of beings through pleasant and unpleasant, unforeseen arrivals and departures; Kāśī’s sthala-tradition emphasizes Śiva as the ultimate disposer and liberator amid life’s meetings and partings.
Significance: Kāśī-viśveśvara worship is sought for steadiness amid gain/loss and for final release; the verse frames all relational flux as Īśvara’s governance, inviting surrender and trust.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that meeting and parting, joy and sorrow, are not random: they unfold under Īśvara’s order. For a seeker, this supports vairāgya (detachment) and devotion—seeing life’s changes as occasions to turn toward Shiva, the true and lasting refuge.
The Liṅga represents Shiva as the stable Reality behind changing experiences. Worship of Saguna Shiva trains the mind to look past transient unions and separations and to anchor faith in the Lord who regulates them, transforming worldly attachment into Shiva-centered surrender.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—especially during times of separation or sudden change, while applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and keeping a steady, witness-like awareness (sākṣibhāva) in daily life.