Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
भावातिशयलब्धेन प्रसादेन मलक्षयः । क्षीणे चात्ममले तस्मिन् पुमाञ्च्छिवसमो भवेत्
bhāvātiśayalabdhena prasādena malakṣayaḥ | kṣīṇe cātmamale tasmin pumāñcchivasamo bhavet
Dengan anugerah (prasāda) yang diperoleh dari puncak bhakti, mala (kekotoran batin) pun terkikis. Ketika mala-ātman itu lenyap, sang jiwa menjadi setara dengan Śiva dalam kemurnian dan kebebasan-Nya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General siddhāntic fruit: prasāda leading to mala-kṣaya and śiva-sāmya (liberation through grace).
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that liberation arises when Shiva’s grace—drawn by intense devotion—destroys the soul’s impurity (mala), resulting in shiva-sāmya: sharing Shiva’s purity and freedom.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship channels devotion into concentrated bhāva; that ripened devotion invites prasāda (grace), which purifies the inner mala and leads toward liberation.
Cultivate intense bhakti through japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), dhyāna on Shiva/Linga, and disciplined purity—aiming for inner mala-kṣaya rather than mere outer observance.