Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3
शिवतत्त्वे परापरभावविचारः
Inquiry into Śiva’s Principle and the Parā–Aparā Paradox
ब्रह्मादयो ऽपि लोकानां सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तहेतवः । निग्रहानुग्रहौ प्राप्य शिवस्य वशवर्तिनः
brahmādayo 'pi lokānāṃ sṛṣṭisthityantahetavaḥ | nigrahānugrahau prāpya śivasya vaśavartinaḥ
Bahkan Brahmā dan para penguasa kosmik yang lain—yang menjadi sebab perantaraan bagi penciptaan, pemeliharaan dan peleburan alam—hanya bertindak setelah menerima pengekangan serta anugerah Śiva; maka mereka tetap berada di bawah pemerintahan Śiva semata-mata.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord): even the highest deities who administer cosmic processes do so only through Śiva’s anugraha (grace) and nigraha (restraint), emphasizing dependence on divine grace for order and liberation.
The Liṅga signifies Śiva’s supreme, all-governing reality; worship of Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga is devotion to the very source who empowers Brahmā and all cosmic functions, making Liṅga-pūjā a direct alignment with the highest authority.
Practice humble surrender (śaraṇāgati) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—contemplating Śiva as the giver of anugraha; optionally apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that all powers culminate in Śiva.