Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
योगेन तु परा भक्तिः प्रसादस्तदनंतरम् । प्रसादान्मुच्यते जंतुर्मुक्तः शिवसमो भवेत्
yogena tu parā bhaktiḥ prasādastadanaṃtaram | prasādānmucyate jaṃturmuktaḥ śivasamo bhavet
യോഗത്തിലൂടെ പരാഭക്തി ഉദിക്കുന്നു; അതിന് പിന്നാലെ (ശിവന്റെ) പ്രസാദകൃപ ലഭിക്കുന്നു. ആ കൃപയാൽ ജീവൻ മോചിതനാകുന്നു; മോചിതനായാൽ ശിവസമനാകുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta-style sequence: disciplined yoga matures into supreme bhakti, which culminates in Śiva’s prasāda (grace); liberation is ultimately granted by grace, not by effort alone.
Yoga and devotion are typically anchored in Saguna upāsanā—meditation on Śiva with form, especially the Śiva-liṅga—through which the devotee’s mind becomes pure and receptive to Śiva’s grace that bestows mokṣa.
A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-dhyāna (meditation) and japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with devotion, seeking prasāda as the liberating power.