Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 116
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
चत्वारश्च तथा वेदास्सेतिहासपुराणकाः । धर्मशास्त्राणि विद्याभिर्वैदिकीभिस्समन्विताः
catvāraśca tathā vedāssetihāsapurāṇakāḥ | dharmaśāstrāṇi vidyābhirvaidikībhissamanvitāḥ
நான்கு வேதங்கள், இதிகாச-புராணங்களுடன், வைதிக வித்யைகளால் இணைந்த தர்மசாஸ்திரங்கள்—இவை அனைத்தும் தர்மஞானத்திற்கும், ஆண்டவனின் அருளால் மோக்ஷம் வரை செல்லும் பாதையை அறியவும் அதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆதாரங்களாக நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ளன।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms that the Vedas, together with Itihāsa–Purāṇa and Dharmaśāstra, form a coherent foundation for dharma and right understanding—supporting the seeker’s progress toward Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) and final liberation.
By grounding practice in Vedic and dharma-based authority, it implies that Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā performed with purity, mantra, and prescribed conduct—stands in continuity with śāstra, not outside it.
The verse points to śāstra-guided sādhana: learning and applying Vedic disciplines, maintaining dharmic conduct, and integrating mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with correct ritual observance.