Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
तस्मात्तत्त्वविदेवेह मुक्तो मोचक इष्यते । सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तः सर्वशास्त्रविदप्ययम्
tasmāttattvavideveha mukto mocaka iṣyate | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaḥ sarvaśāstravidapyayam
ฉะนั้น ในโลกนี้ ผู้รู้ตัตตวะย่อมได้รับการยกย่องว่าเป็นผู้หลุดพ้น และเป็นผู้ปลดปล่อยผู้อื่นด้วย เขาประกอบพร้อมด้วยลักษณะแห่งความสำเร็จทางจิตวิญญาณทั้งปวง และเป็นผู้รู้ศาสตราทั้งหลาย
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares that true liberation is grounded in tattva-jñāna—real knowledge of Reality as taught in Shaiva philosophy—and that such a realized person naturally becomes a guide who helps others loosen the bonds (pāśa) and move toward moksha under the grace-oriented path of Shiva.
In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship—especially Linga devotion—purifies the mind and ripens the seeker for tattva-jñāna; the verse points to the mature fruit of that path: a realized devotee who embodies the ‘marks’ of attainment and can lead others toward Shiva-realization.
The implied takeaway is steady discipline that matures into realization—regular Shiva-upāsanā (Linga worship), japa of Shiva’s mantra (notably the Panchakshara), and contemplative inquiry into tattva—so knowledge becomes lived liberation rather than mere textual learning.