Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3
भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins
सत्यं संतोषमास्तिक्यमहिंसा सर्वजंतुषु । ह्रीश्रद्धाध्ययनं योगस्सदाध्यापनमेव च
satyaṃ saṃtoṣamāstikyamahiṃsā sarvajaṃtuṣu | hrīśraddhādhyayanaṃ yogassadādhyāpanameva ca
സത്യം, സന്തോഷം, ആസ്തിക്യം, എല്ലാ ജീവികളോടും അഹിംസ; ലജ്ജ, ശ്രദ്ധ, ശാസ്ത്രാധ്യയനം, യോഗശാസനം, കൂടാതെ നിരന്തരം അധ്യാപനം—ഇവയാണ് പ്രശംസിത ഗുണങ്ങൾ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: General ethical-yogic qualifications rather than a shrine legend; it describes sādhana that purifies the paśu and makes it fit for Śiva-jñāna.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage as inner transformation: satya, ahiṃsā, śraddhā, adhyayana, yoga, and teaching stabilize dharma and open the channel for anugraha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It lists the core sādhana of character—truth, contentment, faith, non-violence, modesty, scriptural study, and yoga—showing that purification of the pashu (individual soul) is essential before higher Shaiva realization and liberation by Shiva’s grace.
Linga worship is not only ritual; it is supported by ethical and yogic discipline. These virtues make the devotee fit for Saguna Shiva worship, steady japa and pūjā, and for receiving Shiva’s anugraha (grace) that leads beyond bondage.
It directly recommends yoga and continual study/recitation; in Shaiva practice this is naturally paired with daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), scriptural svādhyāya, and living ahimsa and satya as the foundation of worship.