Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
यत्संसरति चिच्चक्रमचिच्चक्रसमन्वितम् । तदेवाशुद्धमपरमितरं तु परं शुभम्
yatsaṃsarati ciccakramaciccakrasamanvitam | tadevāśuddhamaparamitaraṃ tu paraṃ śubham
जे चित्-तत्त्व अचित्-चक्रासह संयुक्त होऊन संसारात फिरते, तेच अशुद्ध व अपर अवस्था आहे. परंतु दुसरे—परम—शुभ व परात्पर आहे.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It distinguishes the bound soul (consciousness entangled with the non-conscious bonds) from the Supreme Shiva, affirming that impurity belongs to the transmigrating condition, while Shiva is ever pure and auspicious.
Linga worship focuses the mind on the ever-pure Pati (Shiva). By turning attention from acit (material bonds) to Shiva’s auspicious reality, the devotee moves from the impure, bound state toward purification and liberation.
Meditate on Shiva as the pure Supreme distinct from body-mind bonds; support this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily purification disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to detachment from acit.