Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
शक्तिपातसमायोगादृते तत्त्वानि तत्त्वतः । तद्व्याप्तिस्तद्विवृद्धिश्च ज्ञातुमेवं न शक्यते
śaktipātasamāyogādṛte tattvāni tattvataḥ | tadvyāptistadvivṛddhiśca jñātumevaṃ na śakyate
शिवाच्या शक्तिपात-रूप अनुग्रहाच्या संयोगाविना तत्त्वे तत्त्वतः जाणता येत नाहीत; तसेच त्यांची व्याप्ती व क्रमशः होणारी वृद्धीही अशा रीतीने कळत नाही.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Anugraha principle foregrounded: śaktipāta catalyzes correct apprehension of tattvas and their vyāpti/vivṛddhi (ordered manifestation/unfolding).
FAQs
It teaches that true knowledge of reality (tattvas) is not merely intellectual; it arises when Śiva’s grace (śaktipāta) awakens insight, loosening the bonds (pāśa) that limit the soul (paśu).
Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Śiva are upheld as grace-bearing means: through pūjā, mantra, and surrender, the devotee becomes receptive to śaktipāta, by which the tattvas are discerned and transcended toward realization of Pati (Śiva).
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion and purity, supported by Śiva-pūjā (and, where traditional, bhasma/rudrākṣa observances), to become fit for the descent of grace that grants right knowledge.