Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
परस्य दुर्निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru
प्रतिष्ठितायां वार्तायां प्रबुद्धासु प्रजासु च । मुनीनां षट्कुलीयानां ब्रुवतामितरेतरम्
pratiṣṭhitāyāṃ vārtāyāṃ prabuddhāsu prajāsu ca | munīnāṃ ṣaṭkulīyānāṃ bruvatāmitaretaram
ពេលព្រះវាចនាបានរៀបចំត្រឹមត្រូវ ហើយប្រជាជនដែលប្រមូលផ្តុំបានភ្ញាក់ដឹង និងស្តាប់ដោយចិត្តភ្លឺថ្លា មុនីទាំងប្រាំមួយវង្សបានចាប់ផ្តើមពិភាក្សាគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva principle that sacred teaching bears fruit when the assembly is mentally awakened and the discourse is properly established—satsanga becomes the doorway to right understanding of Pati (Shiva) and liberation.
Though it does not mention the Liṅga directly, it sets the narrative frame for receiving Shiva-tattva teachings; such attentive śravaṇa supports Saguna Shiva worship (Liṅga-pūjā) by grounding it in correct understanding and reverence.
The implied practice is disciplined listening and contemplative attention (śravaṇa and manana) in a focused gathering; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair this with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to keep the mind ‘prabuddha’ (awake).