Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 116
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
चत्वारश्च तथा वेदास्सेतिहासपुराणकाः । धर्मशास्त्राणि विद्याभिर्वैदिकीभिस्समन्विताः
catvāraśca tathā vedāssetihāsapurāṇakāḥ | dharmaśāstrāṇi vidyābhirvaidikībhissamanvitāḥ
Keempat Weda, beserta Itihasa dan Purana, serta Dharmaśāstra yang diperlengkapi dengan disiplin ilmu Weda—semuanya ditegakkan sebagai sandaran otoritatif untuk memahami dharma dan jalan yang berujung pada mokṣa oleh anugerah Sang Tuhan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms that the Vedas, together with Itihāsa–Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra, form a coherent foundation for dharma and right understanding—supporting the seeker’s progress toward Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) and final liberation.
By grounding practice in Vedic and dharma-based authority, it implies that Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā performed with purity, mantra, and prescribed conduct—stands in continuity with śāstra, not outside it.
The verse points to śāstra-guided sādhana: learning and applying Vedic disciplines, maintaining dharmic conduct, and integrating mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with correct ritual observance.