Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
प्रायश्चित्तं दुरिष्टं वा न कच्चित्समजायत । स्तोत्रशस्त्रगृहैर्देवान् पित्ःन् पित्र्यैश्च कर्मभिः
prāyaścittaṃ duriṣṭaṃ vā na kaccitsamajāyata | stotraśastragṛhairdevān pitḥn pitryaiśca karmabhiḥ
Apakah sama sekali tidak muncul prāyaścitta atau upaya penawar bagi kesalahan berat? (Orang-orang mencari ketenteraman) melalui stotra dan tata-ritus śāstra, dengan membangun tempat suci bagi para dewa, serta dengan melaksanakan upacara bagi para Pitṛ dan ritus leluhur.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that for certain deep karmic faults, mere external expiations and conventional ritual remedies may not fully remove bondage; Shaiva teaching emphasizes inner purification and the liberating grace of Pati (Shiva) beyond mechanical rites.
By implying the insufficiency of general rites alone, it points toward turning to Shiva as the supreme refuge—often approached through Saguna worship such as Linga-pūjā, stotra, and devotion—so that purification becomes transformative rather than merely procedural.
The verse mentions stotra and śāstra-based rites, deva-worship, and Pitṛ-karmas; in Shaiva practice, these are best joined with Shiva-focused devotion—regular recitation of Shiva stotras and japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") for inner cleansing.