Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
अरण्यामिव हव्याशी सत्यवत्यामजायत । संक्षिप्य स पुनर्वेदांश्चतुर्धा कृतवान्मुनिः
araṇyāmiva havyāśī satyavatyāmajāyata | saṃkṣipya sa punarvedāṃścaturdhā kṛtavānmuniḥ
ดุจไฟที่ลุกโชนในพงไพร ฤๅษีหัวยาศีได้บังเกิดจากสัตยวตี ครั้นแล้วมุนีผู้นั้นย่อพระเวทอันกว้างใหญ่ให้สั้นลง และจัดแบ่งขึ้นใหม่เป็นสี่ภาค
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Incarnation/manifestation motif within yuga-dharma: a luminous birth enabling re-structuring of śruti
FAQs
It presents sacred knowledge as a living, luminous power—like fire—manifesting through purified lineages, and it highlights that the Veda is organized for the welfare and liberation (moksha) of beings, a theme central to Shaiva Siddhanta where right knowledge supports devotion and discipline.
By stressing the structured transmission of the Veda, the verse supports the scriptural basis for Saguna Shiva worship—ritual, mantra, and temple/Linga observance—through which devotees approach Pati (Shiva) with regulated practice and grace-oriented devotion.
The implied takeaway is disciplined study and recitation of revealed mantra with concentration—especially Shaiva mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) aligned with Vedic order—supported by steady yogic restraint rather than mere intellectual learning.