Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8
Śiva’s Freedom from Bondage and His Cosmic Support (शिवस्य अबन्धत्वं तथा सर्वाधिष्ठानत्वम्)
न जन्ममरणे तस्य न कांक्षितमकांक्षितम् । न विधिर्न निषेधश्च न मुक्तिर्न च बन्धनम्
na janmamaraṇe tasya na kāṃkṣitamakāṃkṣitam | na vidhirna niṣedhaśca na muktirna ca bandhanam
അവനു ജനനമില്ല, മരണവുമില്ല; ആഗ്രഹിതവും അനാഗ്രഹിതവും ഇല്ല. അവനു വിധിയില്ല, നിഷേധവുമില്ല; മോക്ഷമില്ല, ബന്ധനവുമില്ല।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It points to Shiva as the supreme Pati beyond all dualities—birth/death, like/dislike, rule/prohibition—indicating His transcendence of the entire field of pasha (bondage) that binds the pashu (individual soul).
Linga-worship gives a sacred support (ālambana) for devotees to approach the transcendent Shiva described here; the Saguna form guides the bound soul toward realization of Shiva’s nirguna, beyond bondage and even the concept of liberation.
Meditate on Shiva as the witness beyond opposites while japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) is performed; support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of dispassion and freedom from attachment/aversion.