Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
यत्र वेदविदो नित्यं वेदवादबहिष्कृतान् । वादजल्पबलैर्घ्नंति वचोभिरतिवादिनः
yatra vedavido nityaṃ vedavādabahiṣkṛtān | vādajalpabalairghnaṃti vacobhirativādinaḥ
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Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: The verse describes polemical safeguarding of Vedic orthodoxy in the satra-setting; it is not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga site.
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It warns that mere verbal victory and constant disputation do not confer liberation; Shaiva teaching emphasizes inner purification and turning toward Pati (Shiva) rather than being bound by prideful argument.
Linga-worship centers on reverence, discipline, and devotion; the verse contrasts that spirit with divisive polemics, implying that true approach to Saguna Shiva is through bhakti and right conduct, not combative speech.
Adopt restraint of speech and steadiness of mind, and replace quarrelsome talk with japa—especially Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma and focused meditation.