Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 73
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
तत्कथं शक्यते वक्तुं याथात्म्यं परमेशयोः । महतामपि सर्वेषां मनसो ऽपि बहिर्गतम्
tatkathaṃ śakyate vaktuṃ yāthātmyaṃ parameśayoḥ | mahatāmapi sarveṣāṃ manaso 'pi bahirgatam
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Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It teaches that Parameshvara’s yāthātmya (ultimate reality) surpasses mental conception and verbal description; liberation arises not from mere speculation but from grace, devotion, and direct yogic realization of Pati.
Though Shiva is ultimately beyond mind and speech (nirguna), the Purana upholds saguna worship—especially the Linga—as an accessible support (ālambana) through which the devotee’s mind becomes purified and capable of receiving Shiva’s revelation.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrāksha, to move beyond discursive thought toward inner stillness and Shiva-realization.