Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः
Occasional Rites and Their Procedure
य एवं शर्वधर्मिष्ठो वर्तते नित्यमुद्यतः । तस्यैकजन्मना मुक्तिं प्रयच्छति महेश्वरः
ya evaṃ śarvadharmiṣṭho vartate nityamudyataḥ | tasyaikajanmanā muktiṃ prayacchati maheśvaraḥ
Celui qui vit ainsi, fermement établi dans le dharma de Śarva (Seigneur Śiva), toujours vigilant et ardent dans la pratique, Mahādeva lui accorde la délivrance en une seule existence.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Promises jīvanmukti/ekajanma-mukti through steadfast Śiva-dharma; motivates sustained practice and frames liberation as Śiva’s gracious bestowal rather than mere ritual merit.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares Śiva as Pati (the liberating Lord) who, out of grace, grants mukti to the devotee who steadily lives by Śiva-dharma with constant earnest effort—showing liberation is attainable here and now through devotion and disciplined conduct.
“Śarva-dharma” implies a life oriented to Saguna Śiva worship—reverence to Śiva’s presence in the Liṅga, daily remembrance, purity of conduct, and steadfast devotion—through which the devotee becomes fit for Śiva’s liberating grace.
The verse emphasizes nitya-udyama (daily, sincere striving): regular Śiva-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and consistent Shaiva observances such as bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines where appropriate.