Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
शद्धां बुद्धिं ततस्तेषां सांबे सानुचरे शिवे । समाप्तिं चापि सत्रस्य दीर्घपूर्वस्य सत्रिणाम्
śaddhāṃ buddhiṃ tatasteṣāṃ sāṃbe sānucare śive | samāptiṃ cāpi satrasya dīrghapūrvasya satriṇām
Kemudian, dengan bhakti dan pengertian yang jernih, mereka teguh bersemayam dalam Śiva—bersama Ambā (Pārvatī) dan para pengiring-Nya; maka sidang korban suci (satra) yang telah lama berlangsung bagi para pelaksana yajña itu pun mencapai penyudah yang wajar.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It teaches that ritual effort becomes spiritually fruitful when grounded in śraddhā (devotional trust) and buddhi (right discernment), culminating in establishment in Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord in Shaiva Siddhanta.
By portraying Śiva with Ambā and His attendants, the verse emphasizes Saguna worship—approaching the Lord in a gracious, accessible form—through which rites and vows (including Linga worship) reach completion and confer grace.
Unite outer worship (yajna, pūjā) with inner steadiness: cultivate śraddhā and buddhi, and perform Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused intention for successful completion of vows.