Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 116
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
चत्वारश्च तथा वेदास्सेतिहासपुराणकाः । धर्मशास्त्राणि विद्याभिर्वैदिकीभिस्समन्विताः
catvāraśca tathā vedāssetihāsapurāṇakāḥ | dharmaśāstrāṇi vidyābhirvaidikībhissamanvitāḥ
Les quatre Veda, avec les Itihāsa et les Purāṇa, ainsi que les Dharmaśāstra pourvus des disciplines védiques (vaidikī vidyā), sont établis comme des appuis d’autorité pour comprendre le dharma et la voie qui s’achève en la délivrance sous le Seigneur.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms that the Vedas, together with Itihāsa–Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra, form a coherent foundation for dharma and right understanding—supporting the seeker’s progress toward Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) and final liberation.
By grounding practice in Vedic and dharma-based authority, it implies that Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā performed with purity, mantra, and prescribed conduct—stands in continuity with śāstra, not outside it.
The verse points to śāstra-guided sādhana: learning and applying Vedic disciplines, maintaining dharmic conduct, and integrating mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with correct ritual observance.