Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
शक्तिरप्रतिमा यस्य ह्यैश्वर्यं चापि सर्वगम् । स्वामित्वं च विभुत्वं च स्वभावं संप्रचक्षते
śaktirapratimā yasya hyaiśvaryaṃ cāpi sarvagam | svāmitvaṃ ca vibhutvaṃ ca svabhāvaṃ saṃpracakṣate
യാരുടെ ശക്തി അപരിമിതവും ഉപമയറ്റതുമാണ്, യാരുടെ ഐശ്വര്യം സർവത്ര വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—അവന്റെ സ്വാമിത്വവും വിഭുത്വവും സ്വഭാവവും ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā’s opening praise)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Doctrinal praise of Śiva’s aiśvarya and śakti; not a site-specific legend.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva’s sarvagatatva (all-pervasion) and incomparable śakti supports śaraṇāgati and loosens pāśa (bondage) through right view.
Mantra: शक्तिरप्रतिमा यस्य ह्यैश्वर्यं चापि सर्वगम् । स्वामित्वं च विभुत्वं च स्वभावं संप्रचक्षते
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as Pati—the incomparable source of Shakti and the all-pervading Lord whose sovereignty and essential nature transcend limitation, guiding the seeker toward surrender and liberation.
The Linga is worshipped as the sign of the all-pervading, formless reality; this verse supports Saguna worship by declaring Shiva’s lordship and omnipresence while pointing beyond form to His svabhāva.
Meditate on Shiva as sarvagata (all-pervading) while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya), cultivating inner surrender to His aiśvarya (sovereignty) and śakti (grace-power).