Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins
प्रत्ययाश्च प्रवर्तंते प्रशस्तफलसूचकाः । मयि भाववतां पुंसां प्रागदृष्टार्थगोचराः
pratyayāśca pravartaṃte praśastaphalasūcakāḥ | mayi bhāvavatāṃ puṃsāṃ prāgadṛṣṭārthagocarāḥ
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Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
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It teaches that when devotion (bhāva) toward Shiva becomes steady, Shiva’s grace matures into pratyaya—clear inner certainty—by which previously unseen spiritual truths become directly experienced, indicating auspicious progress toward liberation.
Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upāsanā stabilize bhāva through form, mantra, and ritual; from that steadiness arise pratyaya—confirmations of grace—guiding the devotee from outward worship to inward realization of Shiva’s presence.
Cultivate bhāva through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), steady dhyāna on Shiva/Śiva-liṅga, and pure observances (such as Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa where traditional), so that inner certainty and spiritual insight naturally arise.