Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct
Prelude to Detailed Narrative
तस्यैव लीलया सर्वोयमिति तत्त्वविभ्रमः । तत्र दोषो न कस्यापि सर्वव्यापी स प्रेरकः
tasyaiva līlayā sarvoyamiti tattvavibhramaḥ | tatra doṣo na kasyāpi sarvavyāpī sa prerakaḥ
Melalui permainan ilahi-Nya, timbullah delusi, "Semua ini adalah realiti (bebas)." Dalam hal itu, tiada individu yang bersalah, kerana Dia—Tuhan yang merangkumi segalanya—adalah penggerak dalaman bagi semua.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Ishana
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that the soul’s confusion about reality is sustained within Shiva’s cosmic līlā, and liberation comes by recognizing Shiva as the all-pervading Pati who inwardly guides all beings beyond delusion.
The Linga represents Shiva as the all-pervading, formless-ground made accessible through form; worship trains the mind to see one inner Preraka in all, dissolving the notion that the world and ego stand independently.
Japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with inward contemplation of Shiva as the antaryāmin (inner impeller), supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steady remembrance.