Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
तत्प्रसादेन सत्रांते वायुस्तत्रागमिष्यति । तन्मुखाज्ज्ञानलाभो वस्तत्र श्रेयो भविष्यति
tatprasādena satrāṃte vāyustatrāgamiṣyati | tanmukhājjñānalābho vastatra śreyo bhaviṣyati
ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ เมื่อสัตรสิ้นสุด พระวายุจะเสด็จมาที่นั่น จากพระโอษฐ์ของท่านพวกท่านจะได้รับญาณธรรม และในสิ่งนั้นเองความเกษมสูงสุดของพวกท่านจะสำเร็จ
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: The Vāyavīya teaching-frame: after Rudra’s worship and the completion of the satra, Vāyu arrives as the divinely sanctioned transmitter of jñāna, making Naimiṣa a locus of revelation-through-grace.
Significance: Promises śreyas through śravaṇa of revealed knowledge delivered by a divine messenger (Vāyu) consequent to Rudra’s prasāda.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that true liberating knowledge (jñāna) arises by divine grace (prasāda); when the right moment ripens, a worthy revealer appears, and that knowledge becomes the seeker’s highest good (śreyas), ultimately oriented toward moksha.
In Shaiva Siddhanta framing, grace flows from Pati (Shiva) and manifests through a visible means—here, Vāyu as the speaker—showing how Saguna forms and sacred instruction become channels for the soul’s upliftment toward Shiva-realization.
It implies disciplined completion of sacred observances (yajña/vrata) with receptivity to revealed instruction; practically, one should conclude worship with attentive śravaṇa (listening) to Shaiva teachings, supported by mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady contemplation on Shiva’s grace.