Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
विश्वतश्चक्षुरेवायमुतायं विश्वतोमुखः । तथैव विश्वतोबाहुविश्वतः पादसंयुतः
viśvataścakṣurevāyamutāyaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ | tathaiva viśvatobāhuviśvataḥ pādasaṃyutaḥ
Mata-Nya ada di segala arah; wajah-wajah-Nya pun di segala arah. Demikian pula lengan-lengan-Nya di mana-mana, dan Ia berjejak pada setiap sisi. Begitulah Pati, Tuhan yang meliputi segalanya, hadir sebagai Penguasa batin (Antaryāmin) di seluruh jagat.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches Shiva’s omnipresence and omniscience: the Lord as Pati pervades all directions, seeing and sustaining all, guiding the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation by His grace.
Though the Liṅga appears localized for worship, it signifies the all-pervading Shiva; the devotee honors the visible Saguna symbol while realizing the same Lord is present everywhere as the inner ruler.
During japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditate that Shiva is ‘all-eyed and all-faced’—present in every direction—supporting dhyāna, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance, and steady inward devotion.