Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
प्रमणमत्र वक्ष्यामि सताम्मोहनिवर्तकम् । असतां त्वन्यथाभावः प्रसादेन विना प्रभोः
pramaṇamatra vakṣyāmi satāmmohanivartakam | asatāṃ tvanyathābhāvaḥ prasādena vinā prabhoḥ
Di sini akan aku nyatakan pramāṇa, iaitu sarana pengetahuan yang benar, yang menghapuskan kekeliruan bagi orang-orang saleh. Tetapi bagi yang tidak berbudi, yang ada hanyalah penyelewengan dan faham yang songsang—kecuali diterangi oleh rahmat Tuhan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Teaches that pramāṇa (right means of knowledge) removes delusion for the sādhus, but even pramāṇa bears fruit fully only when illumined by the Lord’s prasāda—centering grace as the decisive factor.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that correct spiritual understanding (pramāṇa) removes delusion for the sincere, but lasting clarity ultimately depends on Śiva’s prasāda (grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, bondage (pāśa) is not cut merely by intellect; the Lord (Pati) must bestow grace for true realization.
Linga-worship and Saguna Śiva-upāsanā purify the mind and align the devotee with truth, making one a ‘sat’ (fit recipient). The verse implies that without the Lord’s favor, even teachings can be misread; devotional worship invites that prasāda which turns doctrine into lived realization.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility and ethical discipline, coupled with Śiva-pūjā (optionally with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa). These practices cultivate purity so that right knowledge becomes effective through Śiva’s grace.