Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
शैवागमो हि द्विविधः श्रौतो ऽश्रौतश्च संस्कृतः । श्रुतिसारमयः श्रौतस्स्वतंत्र इतरो मतः
śaivāgamo hi dvividhaḥ śrauto 'śrautaśca saṃskṛtaḥ | śrutisāramayaḥ śrautassvataṃtra itaro mataḥ
Sesungguhnya, Āgama Śaiva dikatakan ada dua jenis—Vaidika (śrauta) dan bukan-śrauta. Tradisi śrauta terbina daripada inti sari Śruti (Veda), sedangkan yang satu lagi dianggap berdiri sendiri dalam kewibawaan dan tata-caranya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
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It establishes that Śiva’s revelation is preserved in two complementary streams—Vaidika (rooted in Śruti) and Āgamic (self-authoritative), affirming that liberation-oriented Śaiva practice can be grounded either in the Vedic essence or in Āgama-based discipline.
Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship is commonly detailed in Āgamas with precise procedures (mantra, nyāsa, arcana), while the Śrauta/Vaidika stream connects that worship to the essence of Śruti—together legitimizing both Vedic-aligned and Āgamic modes of Śiva-upāsanā.
The takeaway is to follow an authentic, lineage-consistent Śaiva method—either Śrauta-aligned Vedic worship or Āgama-based pūjā—centered on Śiva-mantra (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the core meditative discipline.