Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
वायुरुवाच । बुद्धीन्द्रियशरीरेभ्यो व्यतिरेको विभोर्ध्रुवम् । अस्त्येव कश्चिदात्मेति हेतुस्तत्र सुदुर्गमः
vāyuruvāca | buddhīndriyaśarīrebhyo vyatireko vibhordhruvam | astyeva kaścidātmeti hetustatra sudurgamaḥ
Vāyu berkata: “Keberbezaan mutlak Tuhan Yang Maha Agung daripada budi, pancaindera dan tubuh memang pasti. Namun hujah yang halus untuk memastikan bahawa ‘sesungguhnya ada Ātman di dalam’ amat sukar difahami.”
Vayu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; Vāyu answers the sages by affirming the Lord’s transcendence over body-mind-senses and the subtlety of the proof of the inner Self.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discrimination): Shiva, the Pati (Lord), is not the body, senses, or intellect, and realizing the inner Self and the Lord’s transcendence requires subtle inquiry and sustained yogic insight.
Linga worship begins with a form (saguṇa upāsanā) but aims at recognizing Shiva as beyond all limiting instruments—body, senses, and mind—leading the devotee from symbol to the formless, all-pervading reality.
Meditative self-inquiry with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady dhyāna helps one detach from identification with body-senses-intellect and abide in the inner awareness oriented to Shiva.