Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
योगाचार्यरूपेण शर्वावताराः (Śarva’s manifestations as Yoga-Teachers)
उशिजो बृहदश्वश्च देवलः कविरेव च । शालिहोत्रः सुवेषश्च युवनाश्वः शरद्वसुः
uśijo bṛhadaśvaśca devalaḥ kavireva ca | śālihotraḥ suveṣaśca yuvanāśvaḥ śaradvasuḥ
Uśija, Bṛhadaśva, Devala dan Kavi; Śālihotra, Suveṣa, Yuvanāśva dan Śaradvasu—para resi yang dimuliakan ini juga dihitung antara mereka yang terkait dengan ajaran suci Śaiva ini.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse sanctifies the teaching by naming authoritative rishis, indicating an unbroken lineage (paramparā) through which Shaiva wisdom about Pati (Shiva) and liberation is preserved and transmitted.
By grounding the discourse in a recognized rishi-tradition, the Purana signals that Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are not isolated practices but time-honored disciplines upheld by seers who realized Shiva’s grace through scriptural observance and contemplation.
The verse itself lists sages rather than a rite; the implied takeaway is to follow the authenticated Shaiva path—daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with traditional supports like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as taught in the wider Shiva Purana.