Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
यदा तथ्यं च पथ्यं च स्ववाक्यं तद्वृथा ऽभवत् । तदा ततो ययुर्मंदा ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम्
yadā tathyaṃ ca pathyaṃ ca svavākyaṃ tadvṛthā 'bhavat | tadā tato yayurmaṃdā brahmalokaṃ sanātanam
เมื่อถ้อยคำของตน—แม้จริงและเป็นประโยชน์—กลับไร้ผล เมื่อนั้นเหล่าผู้เหนื่อยล้าจึงจากที่นั่นไปสู่พรหมโลกอันนิรันดร์
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the line functions as narrative transition: frustrated beings abandon their effort and seek Brahmā’s realm for adjudication/recourse.
FAQs
It highlights that even truthful and well-intended speech can fail to produce transformation when the deeper binding forces (pāśa) are not loosened; the seeker must turn toward higher wisdom and grace, ultimately fulfilled through devotion to Pati (Śiva) and right knowledge.
The verse implies the limitation of mere discourse or persuasion; in Shaiva practice, effectiveness comes when words are joined to sādhana—Linga worship, mantra-japa, and bhakti—so that truth becomes lived realization by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is to move from speech alone to disciplined practice: japa of the Pañcākṣara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Linga-pūjā, and steady dhyāna—so the mind does not become manda (spiritually fatigued) and the teaching bears fruit.