Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship
यदा भवद्गिरीन्द्रस्ते पुत्रो मम पिता स्वयम् । तदा पितामहस्त्वं मे जातो लोकपितामह
yadā bhavadgirīndraste putro mama pitā svayam | tadā pitāmahastvaṃ me jāto lokapitāmaha
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Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights how worldly relations (father, grandfather) shift within cosmic cycles, implying that the stable refuge is Pati (Śiva) alone; lineage is secondary to liberation-oriented devotion.
By pointing to the impermanence of social identity, it supports Saguna worship (Linga-upāsanā) as a practical focus for bhakti—turning the mind from fluctuating roles to the abiding Lord.
Contemplate the transience of relationships while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offer mental worship to the Śiva-liṅga, cultivating vairāgya and steady devotion.