Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
नद्यस्समुद्रा गिरयः काननानि सरांसि च । वेदाः सांगाश्च शास्त्राणि मंत्रस्तोममखादयः
nadyassamudrā girayaḥ kānanāni sarāṃsi ca | vedāḥ sāṃgāśca śāstrāṇi maṃtrastomamakhādayaḥ
നദികൾ, സമുദ്രങ്ങൾ, പർവതങ്ങൾ, കാനനങ്ങൾ, സരോവരങ്ങൾ; കൂടാതെ സാംഗവേദങ്ങൾ, ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ, മന്ത്രസമൂഹങ്ങളും യജ്ഞാദികളും—(ഇവയൊക്കെയും അവന്റെ വ്യവസ്ഥയ്ക്ക് അധീനമാണ്).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single Jyotirliṅga; it universalizes sacred geography (rivers, mountains) and sacred sound (Veda, mantra) as operating within Śiva’s niyati (cosmic order).
Significance: Frames tīrtha-yātrā and śāstra/mantra practice as meaningful when oriented to Śiva as supreme Pati; encourages integrating outer pilgrimage with inner recognition of divine governance.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It lists the entire sacred and natural order—places, scriptures, mantras, and sacrifices—to indicate that all dharma and knowledge function under the supreme sovereignty of Śiva (Pati), who alone grants liberation.
By placing Veda, mantra, and yajña within Śiva’s domain, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—as a consummation of scriptural paths, where external rites become complete through devotion to Śiva.
It implies integrating mantra and ritual with Śiva-bhakti—e.g., japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering worship so that scriptural study and yajña become inwardly oriented toward Śiva.