Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
यावद्विज्ञायते तावत्सेवनीयो मुमुक्षुभिः । ज्ञाते तस्मिन्स्थिरा भक्तिर्यावत्तत्त्वं समाश्रयेत्
yāvadvijñāyate tāvatsevanīyo mumukṣubhiḥ | jñāte tasminsthirā bhaktiryāvattattvaṃ samāśrayet
ตราบใดที่ยังไม่รู้แจ้งสัจตัตตวะอย่างสมบูรณ์ ผู้ใฝ่โมกษะพึงบำเพ็ญศิวเสวาอย่างสม่ำเสมอ ครั้นรู้แจ้งแล้ว ภักติอันมั่นคงยังดำรงอยู่ จนกว่าจะตั้งมั่นในปรมัตถ์สูงสุด.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva philosophical teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames bhakti-sevā to Śiva as the upāya (means) for mumukṣus until direct realization; encourages sustained sādhana rather than premature abandonment.
FAQs
It teaches that for the mumukṣu, Śiva-sevā and bhakti are the reliable means until direct realization arises; even after realization, devotion continues as stable orientation to Śiva while one abides in tattva.
It supports sustained Saguna worship—such as Linga-sevā—as the practical discipline for seekers, which matures into realization of Śiva as the supreme tattva, without abandoning reverence and devotion.
Regular Śiva-sevā: daily Linga worship with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), along with steady bhakti and contemplation, maintained until one is established in the highest reality.