Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
अदृश्यः पतितैर्मूढैर्दुर्जनैरपि कुत्सितैः । भक्तैरन्तर्बहिश्चापि पूज्यः संभाष्य एव च
adṛśyaḥ patitairmūḍhairdurjanairapi kutsitaiḥ | bhaktairantarbahiścāpi pūjyaḥ saṃbhāṣya eva ca
పతితులు, మూఢులు, దుర్జనులు, నీచులు—వారికి ఆయన అదృశ్యుడే. కానీ భక్తులకు ఆయన అంతరంగంలోనూ బాహ్యంగానూ పూజ్యుడు; భక్తిపూర్వక ప్రార్థనతో సంభాషించదగిన సన్నిహిత ప్రభువు.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Teaches the criterion for ‘seeing’ Śiva: inner purity and bhakti. Encourages both antaryāga (inner worship) and bāhyapūjā (outer worship).
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is not grasped by impurity and delusion, but is self-revealed to bhakti—when devotion is joined with inner purity and right understanding, the Lord becomes experientially present.
“Outward worship” points to Saguna upasana such as Linga-puja with offerings, while “inward worship” points to meditative recognition of Shiva as the indwelling Pati; together they form a complete Shaiva discipline.
Combine external puja (Linga worship, bhasma/Tripundra, rudraksha, Panchakshara japa) with internal practice—japa with awareness, dhyana in the heart, and prayerful conversation with Shiva as the living Lord.