Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 78
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
अनाश्रितान्तैरध्वान्तर्वर्तिभिस्समधिष्ठिताः । ते हि साक्षाद्दिविषदस्त्वन्तरिक्षसदस्तथा
anāśritāntairadhvāntarvartibhissamadhiṣṭhitāḥ | te hi sākṣāddiviṣadastvantarikṣasadastathā
พวกเขาถูกปกครองโดยผู้เป็นใหญ่ซึ่งสัญจรอยู่ในวิถีแห่งโลกทั้งหลาย มิได้ยึดติดกับขอบเขตหรือที่ตั้งอันตายตัว. แท้จริงแล้วพวกเขาคือเหล่าเทวะผู้สถิตในสวรรค์ และเช่นเดียวกันคือผู้สถิตในแดนอันตรภาค.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: adhvan (cosmic paths) governance by moving deities (gati-based administration of realms)
FAQs
It points to the ordered governance of the cosmos by divine intelligences moving through the world-paths, implying that all realms function under higher supervision ultimately rooted in Pati (Shiva) as the supreme regulator.
By describing celestial and atmospheric deities as manifest administrators, the verse supports Saguna devotion: worship of Shiva as the supreme Lord who empowers all devas, with the Linga serving as the accessible focus for recognizing that supreme sovereignty behind cosmic order.
Meditate on Shiva as Pati who pervades and governs all paths (adhvan) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating inner steadiness amid changing realms and forces.