Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 76
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
यतो वाचो निवर्तंते मनसा चेन्द्रियैस्सह । अप्राकृती परा चैषा विभूतिः पारमेश्वरी
yato vāco nivartaṃte manasā cendriyaissaha | aprākṛtī parā caiṣā vibhūtiḥ pārameśvarī
Cette Réalité d’où la parole se retire—avec le mental et les sens—est la Vibhūti, la puissance du Seigneur Suprême : transcendante, au-delà de Prakṛti, et véritablement la plus haute Vibhūti (Parameśvarī).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: yato vāco nivartante manasā cendriyaiḥ saha
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares that Parameśvara’s highest reality/power is beyond the reach of speech, mind, and senses—pointing the seeker toward direct realization (anubhava) rather than mere conceptual description, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as transcendent and liberating.
While the Supreme is ultimately beyond words and senses (nirguṇa, aprākṛtī), the Shiva Purana upholds saguna upāsanā—especially Linga worship—as a compassionate, accessible support that purifies the mind and leads the devotee toward that indescribable Parameśvara.
Meditation that withdraws speech and senses inward (pratyāhāra and dhyāna) is implied; in Shiva-Purana practice this is supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Linga-dhyāna to transcend mental discursiveness.