Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
सर्वस्सर्वात्मभावेन प्रददौ शक्तिमव्ययाम् । शक्तिं लब्ध्वा तु सर्वात्मा शिवात्सर्वेश्वरात्तदा
sarvassarvātmabhāvena pradadau śaktimavyayām | śaktiṃ labdhvā tu sarvātmā śivātsarveśvarāttadā
แล้วพระผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่วสรรพสิ่ง ผู้ดำรงเป็นอาตมันแห่งปวงชน ได้ประทานศักติอันไม่เสื่อมสูญ ครั้นได้รับศักตินั้นจากพระศิวะ ผู้เป็นสรรเวศวร อาตมันแห่งสรรพสัตว์ก็ทรงพลังขึ้น.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Transmission of avyayā-śakti from Śiva enabling subsequent cosmogony (pre-creation empowerment)
FAQs
It emphasizes Śiva as Sarveśvara (Lord of all) and Sarvātmā (inner Self of all), whose grace bestows imperishable Śakti—divine empowerment that supports purification and liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta framework.
In Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as the accessible Lord who grants śakti (spiritual capacity). The verse frames all empowerment as coming from Śiva, reinforcing that ritual and devotion bear fruit through His anugraha (grace).
Meditate on Śiva as the indwelling Self (sarvātmā) and pray for His śakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports for steadiness and purity.