Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
दशार्थज्ञानसिद्ध्यर्थमिन्द्रियेष्वेषु सत्स्वपि । त्रिकालभाविनो भावान्स्थूलान्सूक्ष्मानशेषतः
daśārthajñānasiddhyarthamindriyeṣveṣu satsvapi | trikālabhāvino bhāvānsthūlānsūkṣmānaśeṣataḥ
இந்த இந்திரியங்கள் இருந்தாலும், பத்து தத்துவங்களின் சித்த ஞானம் பெறுவதற்காக, கடந்த‑நிகழ்‑எதிர் எனும் முக்காலத்திலும் தோன்றும் ஸ்தூலமும் சூக்ஷ்மமும் ஆகிய எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் மீதமின்றி நன்கு அறிய வேண்டும்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: trikāla-bhāva (past–present–future) as epistemic scope
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented knowledge (tattva-jñāna) requires discerning all experience—gross and subtle—across time, rather than being led by the senses; this supports Shaiva Siddhanta’s aim of moving from pasha-bound perception to Pati-realization.
Linga-worship steadies the mind and refines perception so the aspirant can discriminate tattvas; through Saguna devotion one transcends sensory fixation and gains the clarity needed for true knowledge of Shiva as Pati.
Practice sense-restraint with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative inquiry into tattvas—observing gross and subtle experiences without attachment—supported by regular Shiva-puja and inner contemplation.