Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
सृजते त्रसते चापि स्वकाभिस्तनुभिस्त्रिभिः । हरत्यंते जगत्सर्वं हरस्तस्यैव शासनात्
sṛjate trasate cāpi svakābhistanubhistribhiḥ | haratyaṃte jagatsarvaṃ harastasyaiva śāsanāt
स्वतःच्या त्रिविध तनू-शक्तींनी तो सृष्टी करतो व सर्व प्राण्यांना गती देतो; आणि शेवटी केवळ आपल्या आज्ञेने हर (शिव) संपूर्ण जगत् संहरतो।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific liṅga-sthala episode; the verse teaches Śiva’s sovereign ordinance (śāsana) over cosmic functions—creation, activation, and reabsorption—rather than a localized manifestation.
Significance: Establishes the doctrinal basis for worship: all cosmic processes are subordinate to Śiva’s will; contemplation of this sovereignty is said (in Śaiva Siddhānta framing) to mature the soul toward receptivity to anugraha (grace).
Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle framing: creation/activation and end-time reabsorption (pralaya) implied
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose will alone governs creation, worldly activity, and final reabsorption, guiding the soul to surrender and liberation.
The Liṅga symbolizes the Lord who transcends yet governs all functions; worship of Saguna Śiva as Hara trains the devotee to recognize the one divine authority behind the universe’s arising and dissolution.
Contemplate Śiva as the inner ruler (īśvara-bhāvanā) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering the sense of doership into His command.