Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
नात्मनो नैव मायैषा न विकारो विचारतः । न बंधो नापि मुक्तिश्च बंधमुक्तिविधायिनी
nātmano naiva māyaiṣā na vikāro vicārataḥ | na baṃdho nāpi muktiśca baṃdhamuktividhāyinī
Pada penyelidikan yang benar, māyā ini bukan milik Diri, dan bukan pula suatu perubahan yang nyata. Dalam hakikatnya tiada belenggu dan tiada juga pembebasan—meskipun ia disebut sebagai yang menimbulkan ikatan dan pelepasan.
Lord Shiva (as the supreme teacher in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that, when the Self is rightly discerned, māyā is not the true nature of the Atman; bondage and liberation are ultimately conceptual superimpositions, resolved through Shiva-given knowledge and inquiry.
Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, and devotion) purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pasha (bondage); through Shiva’s grace, the seeker realizes the truth indicated here—freedom is revealed when ignorance is removed.
Meditative vicāra (Self-inquiry) supported by Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and steady remembrance of Shiva—helps dissolve the sense of bondage and mature insight toward moksha.