Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
सुवर्णमेव नांगारं द्रावयत्यग्निसंगमः । एवं पक्वमलानेव मोचयेन्न शिवपरान्
suvarṇameva nāṃgāraṃ drāvayatyagnisaṃgamaḥ | evaṃ pakvamalāneva mocayenna śivaparān
Hanya emas—bukan arang—yang mencair apabila bersentuhan dengan api. Demikian juga, Tuhan melepaskan hanya para bhakta Śiva yang kekotorannya telah masak untuk disucikan, bukan mereka yang tidak sungguh berpaling kepada Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s grace is like fire: it transforms what is fit for transformation. Liberation occurs when the soul’s impurities (mala) have matured and the devotee is firmly oriented toward Śiva (śiva-para).
Linga/Saguna worship is a means of aligning the soul toward Śiva through devotion and discipline; when devotion becomes steady and impurities ripen, Śiva’s grace ‘melts’ the bondage—just as fire melts gold.
Consistent Śiva-bhakti that ripens inner purity—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship of the Śiva-liṅga, and adopting Śaiva disciplines like bhasma/tripuṇḍra and dhyāna—so the soul becomes ‘gold’ fit for Śiva’s transforming grace.