Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
कालस्य भावो नियतिर्यदृच्छा नात्र युज्यते । भूतानि योनिः पुरुषो योगी चैषां परो ऽथ वा
kālasya bhāvo niyatiryadṛcchā nātra yujyate | bhūtāni yoniḥ puruṣo yogī caiṣāṃ paro 'tha vā
Di sini, bukan semata-mata “kesan masa”, bukan takdir, dan bukan pula kebetulan yang layak dianggap sebagai sebab muktamad. Makhluk yang terzahir, Prakṛti—hakikat asal, rahim segala bentuk—Puruṣa, jiwa individu, bahkan Yogin yang dikatakan melampaui semuanya—semuanya bukanlah yang terakhir pada dirinya (hanya Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi, Śiva, ialah Hakikat yang melampaui).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It denies that time, fate (niyati), or randomness are the final explanation of existence, and points toward Shiva (Pati) as the truly transcendent ground—beyond beings, prakriti (yoni), the individual purusha, and even exalted yogic states.
Linga-worship trains the mind to see Shiva as the Supreme beyond all categories (time, causality, nature, soul). Saguna devotion to the Linga leads the devotee toward realization of Shiva’s transcendence over prakriti and purusha.
Meditate on Shiva as Kāla-atikrānta (beyond time) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supporting practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha to cultivate detachment from fate-and-chance thinking and rest in the Lord as the highest refuge.