Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
बिभर्ति सर्वं शर्वस्य शासनेन प्रभञ्जनः । हव्यं वहति देवानां कव्यं कव्याशिनामपि
bibharti sarvaṃ śarvasya śāsanena prabhañjanaḥ | havyaṃ vahati devānāṃ kavyaṃ kavyāśināmapi
Pelo comando de Śarva (Senhor Śiva), Prabhañjana—o Vento—sustenta e mantém todas as coisas. Ele leva o havya, as oblações destinadas aos deuses, e também o kavya, a oferenda ancestral destinada aos que partilham do kavya, os Pitṛs.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it frames Vāyu (Prabhañjana) as an administrative power executing Śiva’s ordinance, including the conveyance of havya/kavya through ritual fire.
Significance: Highlights the Śaiva view that all ritual efficacy (deva-yajña and pitṛ-kārya) ultimately depends on Śiva’s governance; encourages Śiva-bhakti as the root of all dharma.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose ordinance governs even cosmic forces like Vāyu—showing that the universe is upheld not by chance but by the Lord’s conscious rule, while Vāyu serves as an instrument in maintaining ṛta (cosmic order).
By naming Śiva as Śarva, the verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who commands the cosmic functions; Linga worship similarly approaches Śiva as the accessible supreme Pati who receives devotion and grants grace while sustaining the world through his śakti and attendants.
It points to the dharmic importance of offerings—devayajña (havya) and pitṛyajña (kavya)—and suggests performing worship with a Shaiva orientation: offer oblations with the remembrance of Śiva as the inner ruler, and mentally dedicate all acts to him (īśvarārpaṇa-buddhi).