Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
यत्रावाह्य समाराध्यः केवलो निष्कलः शिवः । तत्तेष्वपि तदा बिंदोर्नादाच्छक्तेस्ततः परात्
yatrāvāhya samārādhyaḥ kevalo niṣkalaḥ śivaḥ | tatteṣvapi tadā biṃdornādācchaktestataḥ parāt
എവിടെ ഏകമായ നിഷ്കലനായ ഭഗവാൻ ശിവനെ ആവാഹനം ചെയ്ത് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവോ, അവിടെ അവൻ തത്ത്വങ്ങളിലുപോലും ബിന്ദുവിനെ അതിക്രമിച്ച്, നാദത്തെ അതിക്രമിച്ച്, ശക്തിയെയും മീതെ പരാത്പരനായി അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true worship culminates in realizing Śiva as niṣkala—transcending subtle principles like Bindu, Nāda, and even Śakti—pointing to liberation through knowledge and inner absorption in Pati (the Supreme Lord).
Invocation and worship may begin with saguna supports such as Liṅga and mantra, but the verse clarifies the goal: to recognize the worshipped Lord as ultimately beyond all manifesting powers and subtle stages, i.e., the niṣkala Śiva who is the source of them.
It implies mantra-japa with inward invocation (āvāhana) and meditation that moves from sound (nāda) and seed-point contemplation (bindu) to resting in the formless Lord—often supported in Shaiva practice by Panchakshara japa, vibhuti (tripuṇḍra), and steady dhyāna on Śiva as the Supreme.