Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
मुनयश्शंसितात्मानः सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । महौजसो महाभागा महासत्रं वितेनिरे
munayaśśaṃsitātmānaḥ satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ | mahaujaso mahābhāgā mahāsatraṃ vitenire
அந்த முனிவர்கள் புகழத்தக்க ஒழுக்கமுடையோர், சத்தியத்தை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்ட விரதங்களில் நிலைத்தோர், மாபெரும் தெய்வீக ஒளியுடையோர், மிகுந்த பாக்கியசாலிகள்; அவர்கள் மகாசத்ர யாகத்தை ஏற்பாடு செய்து தொடங்கினர்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It establishes the adhikāra (fitness) of the listeners: truth-vows, self-discipline, and inner tejas create the purity needed to receive Shiva-tattva teachings where Pati (Shiva) liberates the bound soul (paśu) from pāśa.
The mahāsatra reflects ordered, rule-based worship (vidhi) that supports saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through sacred forms and rites—so the mind becomes steady enough to contemplate Shiva beyond form as well.
Adopt satya-vrata (truthful living) with disciplined observance; perform sattvic worship such as japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular pūjā as a sustained ‘satra-like’ practice.