Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
यस्माद्गरीयसी तस्माद्विश्वं व्याप्तमथर्वणात् । ऋग्वेदः पुनराहेदं जाग्रद्रूपं मयोच्यते
yasmādgarīyasī tasmādviśvaṃ vyāptamatharvaṇāt | ṛgvedaḥ punarāhedaṃ jāgradrūpaṃ mayocyate
ഇത് ഏറ്റവും ഗുരുതരവും ഉന്നതവും ആകയാൽ, അഥർവവേദം സമഗ്ര വിശ്വത്തെയും വ്യാപിക്കുന്നു. പിന്നെയും ഋഗ്വേദം പറയുന്നു—ഇത് ഞാൻ ജാഗ്രത്-രൂപമെന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
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It links Vedic revelation with the yogic analysis of consciousness, identifying “jāgrat” (wakefulness) as a definable spiritual mode and presenting Veda as pervading reality—supporting Shaiva Siddhanta’s view that true knowledge leads the bound soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati).
By framing Veda as all-pervading and authoritative, it supports scriptural worship (āgama-veda-sammata) of Shiva—where Saguna forms like the Linga are approached through revealed sound, meaning, and disciplined awareness beginning from the waking state.
A practical takeaway is mindful japa and contemplation in the waking state—reciting Shiva-mantras with alert awareness (jāgrat-smṛti). If following Purāṇic Shaiva practice, combine mantra-japa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and purity.