Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
बिभर्ति क्षेत्रतां देवी त्रिपुरांतकवल्लभा । क्षेत्रज्ञत्वं तदा धत्ते भगवानंतकांतकः
bibharti kṣetratāṃ devī tripurāṃtakavallabhā | kṣetrajñatvaṃ tadā dhatte bhagavānaṃtakāṃtakaḥ
Pada saat itu, Sang Dewi—kekasih Tripurāntaka (Śiva)—mengambil kedudukan sebagai ‘kṣetra’ (medan/ranah). Manakala Bhagavān Antakāntaka (Śiva, pemusnah Maut) mengambil kedudukan sebagai ‘kṣetrajña’ (yang mengetahui medan).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurantaka
Shakti Form: Parvati
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva insight that Śiva is the inner conscious Witness (kṣetrajña), while Śakti manifests as the experiential field (kṣetra). Liberation arises by recognizing Śiva as the indwelling knower beyond the changing body-mind.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to see Śiva as the ever-present consciousness within all forms. The verse supports Saguna upāsanā by affirming that the Lord, though worshiped with form and attributes, is ultimately the kṣetrajña—the inner Reality behind the field of manifestation.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner knower while applying bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to detach from the ‘field’ and abide in the witnessing awareness.