Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवस्य विश्वव्याप्तिः—अष्टमूर्तिः पञ्चब्रह्म च | Śiva’s Cosmic Pervasion: Aṣṭamūrti and the Pañcabrahma Forms
वृक्षस्य मूलसेकेन शाखाः पुष्यंति वै यथा । शिवस्य पूजया तद्वत्पुष्यत्यस्य वपुर्जगत् । सर्वाभयप्रदानं च सर्वानुग्रहणं तथा । सर्वोपकारकरणं शिवस्याराधनं विदुः
vṛkṣasya mūlasekena śākhāḥ puṣyaṃti vai yathā | śivasya pūjayā tadvatpuṣyatyasya vapurjagat | sarvābhayapradānaṃ ca sarvānugrahaṇaṃ tathā | sarvopakārakaraṇaṃ śivasyārādhanaṃ viduḥ
Sebagaimana dahan-dahan pokok subur apabila akarnya disiram, demikianlah seluruh dunia—sebagai tubuh penzahiran Śiva—berkembang melalui pemujaan kepada Śiva. Orang bijaksana mengetahui bahawa pengabdian kepada Śiva menganugerahkan keberanian tanpa takut kepada semua, melimpahkan rahmat kepada seluruh makhluk, dan mendatangkan segala manfaat.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General tīrtha-doctrine: Śiva-pūjā is taught as the root-practice that nourishes the whole ‘Śiva-body’ universe and yields abhaya and anugraha.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva is the foundational reality (the “root”) of the cosmos; when one worships Śiva, the entire field of life is harmonized and uplifted, resulting in grace (anugraha) and fearlessness (abhaya).
The verse supports Saguna worship as a direct means to approach the Supreme: by honoring Śiva through pūjā—commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga—one nourishes the whole manifestation, since the world is described as Śiva’s vapuḥ (expressed form).
Perform Śiva-pūjā with steady devotion—especially liṅgārcana—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for sarvābhaya (fearlessness) and sarvānugraha (grace for all beings).