Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32
दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः
Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara
शंखचामरकुंदेन्दुमृणालसदृशप्रभम् । सतुषारमिवाद्रीन्द्रं साक्षाज्जंगमतां गतम्
śaṃkhacāmarakuṃdendumṛṇālasadṛśaprabham | satuṣāramivādrīndraṃ sākṣājjaṃgamatāṃ gatam
शंख, चामर, कुंद, चंद्र व मृणालासारखी त्याची प्रभा होती; तो पर्वतराज जणू तुषाराने आच्छादित, आणि प्रत्यक्ष चालता-फिरता सजीवच भासला।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It portrays sacred nature as a theophany: even the seemingly unmoving mountain can appear “alive,” pointing to Pati (Śiva) as the consciousness pervading both the moving (jaṅgama) and unmoving (sthāvara) worlds.
By describing a tangible, luminous form perceived in the world, the verse supports Saguna devotion—training the devotee to recognize Śiva’s presence through visible signs, just as the Liṅga is a concrete focus for realizing the formless Supreme.
Practice contemplative darśana: mentally repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while viewing sacred places or forms, and meditate that Śiva alone shines as the purity and radiance within all appearances.