Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
अल्पभावो ऽपि यो मर्त्यस्सो ऽपि जन्मत्रयात्परम् । नयोनियंत्रपीडायै भवेन्नैवात्र संशयः
alpabhāvo 'pi yo martyasso 'pi janmatrayātparam | nayoniyaṃtrapīḍāyai bhavennaivātra saṃśayaḥ
Même un mortel d’inclination spirituelle infime—une fois passé au-delà de trois naissances—ne sera plus soumis au tourment du sein maternel ni au mécanisme rude des incarnations répétées. Là-dessus, nul doute.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Emphasizes the compassion of Śiva’s path: even minimal bhāva, if connected to Śiva-dharma, leads beyond repeated embodiment; encourages perseverance in worship with confidence in eventual release from saṃsāra.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It emphasizes Shiva’s grace and the weakening of pāśa (bondage): even a small Shaiva orientation can mature across births until the jīva is freed from the compulsive cycle of embodiment and its womb-born suffering.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, worship of Saguna Shiva (especially the Linga as the accessible form of Pati) purifies karma and loosens bondage; the verse points to the long-term fruit of such devotion—progress beyond repeated births.
Sustained Shaiva sādhana—daily Linga-pūjā, japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and wearing Rudrākṣa/Tripuṇḍra with disciplined conduct—supports the purification implied by the verse.