Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
स्वभावो ऽपि हि भावानां भाविनो ऽर्थस्य कारणम् । न हि स्वभावो नश्यन्तमर्थं कर्तृषु साधयेत्
svabhāvo 'pi hi bhāvānāṃ bhāvino 'rthasya kāraṇam | na hi svabhāvo naśyantamarthaṃ kartṛṣu sādhayet
Sesungguhnya, svabhāva (tabiat hakiki) makhluk juga boleh menjadi sebab bagi suatu hasil yang bakal muncul. Namun svabhāva tidak dapat menegakkan hasil yang sedang lenyap atau tidak stabil sebagai sesuatu yang benar-benar tercapai melalui para pelaku; yang fana tidak dapat dijadikan hakikat muktamad hanya dengan “tabiat” dan keakuan sebagai pembuat.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Significance: Undercuts fatalism: svabhāva may condition proximate causality, but cannot secure ultimate accomplishment in transient effects; points seekers beyond perishing results toward the imperishable good granted by Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It cautions that merely attributing life’s outcomes to “nature” (svabhāva) and personal doership cannot yield an ultimately stable truth; liberation requires turning to Shiva (Pati), the higher principle beyond changing effects.
Linga worship trains the mind to seek the unchanging ground (Shiva) behind transient appearances; the verse supports devotion to Saguna Shiva as a doorway to realizing the Nirguna, beyond perishing results and egoic agency.
Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with Tripundra and Rudraksha while contemplating non-doership—offering actions and their fruits to Shiva rather than clinging to transient outcomes.