Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 83
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
अचिंत्यवैभवं शंभोर्विचिंत्य च गतव्यथौ । अभ्युपेत्य परां मैत्रीमालिंग्य च परस्परम्
aciṃtyavaibhavaṃ śaṃbhorviciṃtya ca gatavyathau | abhyupetya parāṃ maitrīmāliṃgya ca parasparam
Méditant la majesté inconcevable de Śambhu (le Seigneur Śiva), tous deux furent délivrés de la peine. Entrant dans l’amitié suprême, ils s’étreignirent l’un l’autre avec affection.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Contemplation (cintana) of Śambhu’s acintya-vaibhava is framed as a direct cause of duḥkha-nivṛtti and reconciliation—an inner ‘tīrtha’ effect paralleling the fruit (phala) promised by liṅga-darśana and smaraṇa in many Śaiva māhātmyas.
FAQs
The verse teaches that sincere contemplation of Śiva’s acintya (inconceivable) greatness dissolves inner suffering and transforms relationships, revealing Śiva as Pati who removes the pasha of grief and hostility.
By focusing the mind on Śambhu’s divine vaibhava, the devotee naturally turns toward Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—where remembrance and reverence mature into harmony, humility, and devotion.
A practical takeaway is Shiva-smaraṇa with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating maitrī (non-hostility); this can be supported with Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness in meditation.