Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
सर्वैश्वर्येण संपन्नो नाम्ना सर्वेश्वरः स्वयम् । सर्वैर्मुमुक्षुभिर्ध्येयश्शंभुराकाशमध्यगः
sarvaiśvaryeṇa saṃpanno nāmnā sarveśvaraḥ svayam | sarvairmumukṣubhirdhyeyaśśaṃbhurākāśamadhyagaḥ
സകല ഐശ്വര്യങ്ങളാലും സമ്പന്നനായ അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ‘സർവേശ്വരൻ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധൻ. ആകാശത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ശംഭുവിനെ എല്ലാ മുമുക്ഷുക്കളും ധ്യാനിക്കണം.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Defines Śiva as Sarveśvara and prescribes dhyāna for mumukṣus; supports the Siddhānta path where liberation arises by Śiva’s grace (anugraha) accessed through devotion, worship, and contemplative absorption.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It establishes Shiva as Pati—Sarveśvara, possessing all aiśvarya—and teaches that the mumukṣu (liberation-seeker) should take Him as the primary object of dhyāna, since His lordship is the ground of grace and release from pāśa (bondage).
Though Shiva is described as all-pervading (ākāśa-madhyaga), devotees approach Him through a focused, saguna support such as the Śiva-liṅga or a chosen form of Śambhu, using that concrete symbol to steady meditation on the transcendent Lord of all.
A direct takeaway is dhyāna on Śambhu as the all-pervading presence—often paired in Shaiva practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner contemplation of Shiva as the indwelling Lord who grants moksha.