Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
तद्वज्रं निजवज्रेण संसृष्टमिव सर्वतः । तृणेनाभिहतं तेन तिर्यगग्रं पपात ह
tadvajraṃ nijavajreṇa saṃsṛṣṭamiva sarvataḥ | tṛṇenābhihataṃ tena tiryagagraṃ papāta ha
ആ വജ്രം എല്ലാടവും തന്റെ തന്നെ വജ്രശക്തിയോട് ലയിച്ചതുപോലെ തോന്നി; എങ്കിലും അവൻ ഒരു തൃണംകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അതിനെ അടിച്ചതോടെ, അതിന്റെ അഗ്രം വക്രമായി തിരശ്ചീനമായി വീണു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes Shaiva Siddhanta’s core insight: before Pati (Shiva), even the mightiest instruments of power become as ineffective as straw; liberation arises from surrender and right knowledge, not from force.
The verse supports Saguna Shiva worship by portraying the Lord’s accessible supremacy—devotees approach the Linga not as a symbol of mere power, but as the compassionate Pati who effortlessly removes impediments and turns hostile forces aside.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility—cultivating the inner attitude that worldly weapons and anxieties are ‘like grass’ before Shiva’s grace.