Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
दीर्घसत्रं समासीना दिव्यवर्षसहस्रकम् । अतस्तवागमादन्यत्प्रार्थ्यं नो नास्ति किंचन
dīrghasatraṃ samāsīnā divyavarṣasahasrakam | atastavāgamādanyatprārthyaṃ no nāsti kiṃcana
พวกเรานั่งอยู่ในสัตรยัญอันยืดยาวตลอดหนึ่งพันปีทิพย์ บัดนี้เราไม่มีสิ่งใดจะทูลขอ นอกจากการมาถึงของท่านเท่านั้น।
The assembled sages (ṛṣis) addressing Suta Goswami in the Naimiṣāraṇya narrative frame
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Merit of sustained sattra and śravaṇa; readiness for Śiva-tattva upadeśa through humility and longing for the teacher’s presence.
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Divine-timescale austerity: ‘thousand divine years’ (divya-varṣa-sahasra) emphasizing supra-human duration.
FAQs
It teaches that the highest fruit of austerity and ritual is fulfilled when true spiritual guidance arrives—satsanga and sacred narration become the direct doorway to Shiva-knowledge (Pati-jñāna) and liberation.
By valuing the teacher’s arrival over all other boons, the sages indicate that hearing Shiva’s glories and doctrines (as taught in Purana-katha) is the living support for Saguna worship—Linga-bhakti matures through right instruction and remembrance.
Prioritize śravaṇa (devotional listening) and nāma-japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as the essential practice that completes ritual effort with inner devotion.