Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
मयैव शिष्यते दत्तो मम ज्ञानप्रवर्तकः । धर्माध्यक्षाभिषेकं च तव निर्वर्तयिष्यति
mayaiva śiṣyate datto mama jñānapravartakaḥ | dharmādhyakṣābhiṣekaṃ ca tava nirvartayiṣyati
“Dia telah Kuterima sebagai murid oleh-Ku sendiri—seorang yang akan mengembangkan pewarisan pengetahuan-Ku yang membebaskan. Dia akan melaksanakan dengan sempurna upacara abhiṣeka pelantikanmu sebagai pengawas dharma.”
Lord Shiva (inferred, Vāyavīyasaṃhitā philosophical-initiatory context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who authorizes true discipleship and ensures the orderly transmission of liberating knowledge (jñāna) that supports dharma and leads toward moksha.
By emphasizing consecration (abhiṣeka) and dharma-office, it aligns with Saguna Shiva worship where ritual anointing of the Linga and ordained duties become vehicles for inner purification and the maturation of Shiva-given knowledge.
The verse points to abhiṣeka performed with dharmic intention; practically, one may combine Linga-abhiṣeka with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a discipline under proper guidance.