Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti
तस्माच्छक्तस्स्वतन्त्रो यः सर्वशक्तिश्च सर्ववित् । अनादिनिधनश्चायं महदैश्वर्यसंयुतः
tasmācchaktassvatantro yaḥ sarvaśaktiśca sarvavit | anādinidhanaścāyaṃ mahadaiśvaryasaṃyutaḥ
म्हणून तो समर्थ व पूर्ण स्वातंत्र्ययुक्त आहे—सर्वशक्तिमान व सर्वज्ञ। हा प्रभू अनादि-अनंत असून महान ऐश्वर्याने युक्त आहे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse establishes Shiva as Pati—the absolute Lord—who is self-dependent, omniscient, and the source of all powers; realizing His beginningless and endless nature grounds the seeker in devotion and liberating knowledge.
Though Shiva is described as transcendent (anādi-nidhana, sovereign and all-knowing), devotees approach Him through Saguna worship such as the Shiva-Linga, which serves as a focus for the mind to contemplate His limitless power and lordship.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with meditation on Shiva as the independent, all-powerful Lord; this supports inner surrender and detachment from pasha (bondage).