Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
अहंकारश्च भूतानि तन्मात्रानींद्रियाणि च । वैकारिकादहंकारात्सत्त्वोद्रिक्तात्तु सात्त्विकः
ahaṃkāraśca bhūtāni tanmātrānīṃdriyāṇi ca | vaikārikādahaṃkārātsattvodriktāttu sāttvikaḥ
Daripada Ahaṃkāra lahir unsur-unsur, tanmātra (hakikat halus), dan indriya (fakulti deria). Dan daripada bentuk vaikarika ahaṃkāra—yang didominasi sattva—terbit apa yang disebut prinsip sāttvika, yang bercahaya dan mengatur penzahiran.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages, presenting tattva-analysis aligned with Shaiva teaching)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: emanation from ahaṃkāra: indriyas/tanmātras/bhūtas; sāttvika (vaikārika) stream highlighted
FAQs
It identifies ahaṃkāra (egoity) as a key link in bondage: from the ‘I’-sense arise the instruments of experience—senses and elemental fields—through which the bound soul (paśu) becomes entangled. In Shaiva Siddhanta, freedom comes when egoity is purified and finally transcended by Shiva’s grace, so awareness rests in Pati rather than in ‘I’ and ‘mine’.
Linga worship trains the mind away from outward sense-scatter (indriyas) back to the source of awareness. By concentrating on Saguna Shiva (form, mantra, and ritual), the sāttvika tendency is strengthened, ego becomes refined, and the seeker becomes fit for Shiva-jnana—moving from manifestation’s products (bhūtas, tanmātras) toward the Lord who transcends them.
A practical takeaway is indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) supported by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namah Shivaya” and steady dhyana on the Shiva-Linga. This reduces rajasic-tamasic ego patterns and cultivates sāttvika clarity, preparing the mind for deeper Shiva-realization.