Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow
पातालवासिनश्चान्ये सर्वे मुनिगणा अपि । योगिनो हि सखास्सर्वे पतंगा मातरस्तथा
pātālavāsinaścānye sarve munigaṇā api | yogino hi sakhāssarve pataṃgā mātarastathā
Mereka yang mendiami Pātāla dan segala kumpulan para muni juga hadir. Semua yogin, semua sahabat yang mesra, demikian pula para makhluk samawi dan Para Ibu Ilahi turut berhimpun di sana.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Assembly motif: beings from nether realms (Pātāla), sages, yogins, celestial hosts, and the Mothers gather—typical of a grand Śaiva rite where all lokas participate as Śiva’s retinue.
Significance: Affirms universality of Śiva’s sphere: worship draws participation/auspiciousness from all realms; encourages inclusive reverence toward sages, yogins, and Mātṛkās as part of Śiva’s order.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It portrays Shiva’s supremacy as Pati (the Lord) by showing that beings from every realm—netherworld dwellers, sages, yogins, and the Divine Mothers—are drawn together in one sacred convergence, indicating that liberation-oriented worship transcends loka-bound distinctions.
Such catalogues of assembled beings typically frame a Saguna context—Shiva’s manifest presence or celebration—where the community of devotees and divine attendants gathers around Shiva’s worship, often centered on the Linga as the accessible form of the transcendent Lord.
The implied takeaway is yoga united with bhakti—steady meditation on Shiva (often supported by japa of the Panchakshara, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and participation in Shiva-centered worship alongside the saintly (satsanga).