Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
वायुरुवाच । कला विद्या च रागश्च कालो नियतिरेव च । कलादयस्समाख्याता यो भोक्ता पुरुषो भवेत्
vāyuruvāca | kalā vidyā ca rāgaśca kālo niyatireva ca | kalādayassamākhyātā yo bhoktā puruṣo bhavet
వాయువు పలికెను—కలా, విద్య, రాగం, కాలం, నియతి—ఇవే ‘కలాది’ అని పిలువబడతాయి. వీటిని అనుభవించే భోక్తనే పురుషుడు, అనగా జీవాత్మ.
Vayu
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It defines the bound soul (puruṣa/pāśu) as the experiencer of limiting factors—agency, knowledge, desire, time, and necessity—pointing to bondage (pāśa) that is transcended only by Shiva’s grace and right knowledge.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is presented as a practical means to purify rāga and loosen the grip of kāla-niyati through devotion, discipline, and Shiva’s anugraha (grace), leading the bound experiencer toward recognition of Pati (Shiva) as the liberator.
A focused sādhana is to reduce rāga through japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady dhyāna on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and restraint.