Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
तेनादौ क्रियते विश्वं तेन संह्रियते पुनः । न तन्नियन्ता कश्चित्स्यात्तेन सर्वं नियम्यते
tenādau kriyate viśvaṃ tena saṃhriyate punaḥ | na tanniyantā kaścitsyāttena sarvaṃ niyamyate
त्याच्यामुळे आदौ हे विश्व निर्माण होते आणि त्याच्यामुळेच पुन्हा संहार पावते. त्याच्यावर कोणताही नियंता नाही; उलट त्याच्याच द्वारा सर्व काही नियमबद्ध व शासित होते.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: sṛṣṭi–pralaya cycle (periodic dissolution)
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the absolute Lord who alone performs creation and dissolution and who is not governed by any higher principle; realizing this sovereignty leads the seeker from bondage (pāśa) toward liberation.
The Linga symbolizes the one Lord beyond limitation who still becomes worship-accessible; honoring the Linga as the ruler of all functions (sṛṣṭi and saṃhāra) trains the mind to see every power as Shiva’s manifestation.
Meditate daily on Shiva as the inner governor while repeating the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offering the sense of doership into Him; this supports detachment and steadiness in yoga and bhakti.