Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
एवं शोध्यात्मसंसर्गान्न ह्यशुद्धः शिवो भवेत् । शिवसंसर्गतस्त्वेष शोध्यात्मैव हि शुध्यति
evaṃ śodhyātmasaṃsargānna hyaśuddhaḥ śivo bhavet | śivasaṃsargatastveṣa śodhyātmaiva hi śudhyati
अशा रीतीने शुद्ध करावयाच्या आत्म्याच्या संसर्गाने शिव कधीही अशुद्ध होत नाहीत. उलट शिवसंसर्गाने तीच शुद्ध्यात्मा निश्चयाने शुद्ध होते.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that Śiva (Pati) is eternally pure and unaffected, while the bound soul (paśu) is purified by establishing sambandha—real connection—through devotion, grace, and contemplative union with Śiva.
Linga and Saguna worship are presented as sacred points of contact (śiva-saṃsarga): the devotee approaches the pure Lord through form, mantra, and ritual, and it is the devotee’s consciousness that is transformed—Śiva is never diminished by receiving offerings from the impure.
Cultivate śiva-saṃsarga through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), steady dhyāna on Śiva, and purificatory Shaiva observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—done with the intent of inner cleansing and reliance on Śiva’s grace.