Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
कलां तत्त्वं च भुवनं वर्णं पदमतः परम् । मंत्रश्चेति समासेन षडध्वा परिपठ्यते
kalāṃ tattvaṃ ca bhuvanaṃ varṇaṃ padamataḥ param | maṃtraśceti samāsena ṣaḍadhvā paripaṭhyate
Secara ringkas, enam ‘jalan’ (ṣaḍ-adhvā) dilafalkan sebagai: kalā, tattva, bhuvana, varṇa, pada, dan melampaui semuanya itu—mantra.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It summarizes the Shaiva Siddhanta-style map of reality (ṣaḍ-adhvā): from subtle powers and principles down to worlds and language, culminating in mantra—showing how bondage (pāśa) operates through levels and how liberation is approached through right knowledge and mantra.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is supported by mantra and disciplined understanding of tattvas; this verse places mantra as the culminating means, indicating that Saguna worship (with form and ritual) is empowered and made effective through the revealed mantric path leading toward realization of Pati (Shiva).
Mantra-japa is implied as the key practice—reciting Shiva-mantras (such as the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with awareness of the tattvas and inner purification, often alongside Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and yogic contemplation.