Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins
तेषां ममात्मविज्ञानं विशुद्धानां विवेकिनाम् । मत्प्रसादाद्विशुद्धानां दुःखमाश्रमरक्षणात्
teṣāṃ mamātmavijñānaṃ viśuddhānāṃ vivekinām | matprasādādviśuddhānāṃ duḥkhamāśramarakṣaṇāt
สำหรับผู้มีปัญญาอันบริสุทธิ์เหล่านั้น ย่อมบังเกิดญาณรู้ซึ่งอาตมันแท้ของเรา; กระนั้น แม้ผู้บริสุทธิ์ด้วยพระกรุณาของเรา ก็ยังมีความลำบากจากการพิทักษ์และธำรงอาศรม.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that ātma-jñāna (realization of Shiva as the inner Self) dawns in the purified and discerning, but even advanced seekers still face worldly-strain in upholding dharma—relieved and sanctified through Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Lingārcana and Saguna worship purify the mind and sharpen viveka, making one fit for Shiva’s prasāda through which inner realization arises; the verse also reminds devotees that disciplined religious life (āśrama-dharma) must be protected alongside worship.
Sustained śauca and discipline—daily Shiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—supports purification and viveka, helping one bear and transform the hardships of maintaining āśrama-dharma.