Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 9
Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)
सूत उवाच । अहो मुनीश्वराः पुण्यं प्रश्नमेतन्महाद्भुतम् । अत्र वक्ता महादेवो नान्योऽस्ति पुरुषः क्वचित्
sūta uvāca | aho munīśvarāḥ puṇyaṃ praśnametanmahādbhutam | atra vaktā mahādevo nānyo'sti puruṣaḥ kvacit
Сута сказал: «О владыки мудрецов, этот вопрос свят и поистине дивен. Здесь истинный говорящий — сам Махадева; нет нигде иного человека, кто мог бы изречь это во всей истине».
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Establishes epistemic authority: ultimate truth about Śiva’s worship and nature is disclosed by Śiva Himself; human speech is secondary and derivative.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes Śiva (Mahādeva) as the supreme revealer of liberating knowledge—implying that true spiritual authority and grace for mokṣa ultimately arise from Śiva as Pati (the Lord) rather than from limited individual agency.
By declaring Mahādeva as the real ‘speaker,’ the verse points devotees to approach Śiva directly through His accessible Saguna forms—especially the Liṅga—where the Lord becomes the focus of devotion and the channel through which teachings and grace are received.
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Mahādeva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with a devotional attitude, since the verse emphasizes Śiva as the ultimate source of true instruction.