Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
तस्मात्तत्त्वविदेवेह मुक्तो मोचक इष्यते । सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तः सर्वशास्त्रविदप्ययम्
tasmāttattvavideveha mukto mocaka iṣyate | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaḥ sarvaśāstravidapyayam
Ainsi, en ce monde, le connaisseur du Tattva (la Réalité) est tenu pour libéré et pour libérateur d’autrui. Pourvu de tous les signes authentiques de l’accomplissement spirituel, il est aussi connaisseur de tous les śāstras.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares that true liberation is grounded in tattva-jñāna—real knowledge of Reality as taught in Shaiva philosophy—and that such a realized person naturally becomes a guide who helps others loosen the bonds (pāśa) and move toward moksha under the grace-oriented path of Shiva.
In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship—especially Linga devotion—purifies the mind and ripens the seeker for tattva-jñāna; the verse points to the mature fruit of that path: a realized devotee who embodies the ‘marks’ of attainment and can lead others toward Shiva-realization.
The implied takeaway is steady discipline that matures into realization—regular Shiva-upāsanā (Linga worship), japa of Shiva’s mantra (notably the Panchakshara), and contemplative inquiry into tattva—so knowledge becomes lived liberation rather than mere textual learning.