Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
तत्त्वविच्छिवसंसक्तो मुक्तिदो न तु चापरः । संवित्संजननं तत्त्वं परमानंदसंभवम्
tattvavicchivasaṃsakto muktido na tu cāparaḥ | saṃvitsaṃjananaṃ tattvaṃ paramānaṃdasaṃbhavam
तत्त्ववित् शिवसंसक्तो मुक्तिदः, न तु चापरः; संवित्संजननं तत्त्वं परमानन्दसमुद्भवम्।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares that liberation is secured through true knowledge of tattva joined with unwavering devotion to Śiva, because Śiva-tattva alone awakens saṃvit and culminates in paramānanda.
Saguna worship—especially of the Śiva-liṅga—steadies the mind in Śiva, and that steadfast Śiva-bhakti matures into tattva-jñāna where Śiva is recognized as the sole bestower of mokṣa.
Meditate on Śiva-tattva with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating that Śiva alone awakens inner saṃvit and leads the bound soul toward liberation.