Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 79
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
तौ लब्ध्वा महतीं दिव्यामाज्ञां माहेश्वरीं पराम् । महार्थं मंत्ररत्नं च तथैव सकलाः कलाः
tau labdhvā mahatīṃ divyāmājñāṃ māheśvarīṃ parām | mahārthaṃ maṃtraratnaṃ ca tathaiva sakalāḥ kalāḥ
Tendo obtido a grande, divina e suprema ordem de Maheśvara, receberam também o mantra-joia de profundo significado e, do mesmo modo, todas as kalās, as artes sagradas, em sua totalidade.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Śiva (Pati) as the supreme giver of ājñā (divine ordinance) and mantra; through His grace, seekers receive both right authority for practice and the inner disciplines (kalās) that mature the soul toward liberation.
The verse emphasizes receiving Maheśvara’s command and mantra—core to Saguna Śiva worship—where devotion, initiation-like authorization, and mantra-japa centered on Śiva (often with Linga as the focal form) become the practical means of approaching the Supreme.
Mantra-japa of Śiva’s mantra-ratna with disciplined practice (kalā)—regular meditation, purity of conduct, and steady devotion—performed under Śiva’s ordinance as the guiding principle.