Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 84
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
जगद्व्यापारमुद्दिश्य जग्मतुर्देवपुंगवौ । ततः प्रभृति शक्राद्याः सर्व एव सुरासुराः
jagadvyāpāramuddiśya jagmaturdevapuṃgavau | tataḥ prabhṛti śakrādyāḥ sarva eva surāsurāḥ
ด้วยมุ่งหมายเพื่อความผาสุกและการธำรงระเบียบแห่งโลก เทวปุงควะทั้งสองจึงออกเดินทางไป นับแต่นั้นเป็นต้นมา แม้พระอินทร์เป็นต้น ตลอดทั้งเทวะและอสูรทั้งปวง ก็ล้วนดำเนินไปตามควรแก่หน้าที่นั้น
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Frames ‘jagad-vyāpāra’ (world-order) as divinely coordinated after Śiva-centered reconciliation; pilgrimage ethic: dharma-sustaining action (loka-saṅgraha) flows from right theistic orientation.
FAQs
It emphasizes that worldly governance (jagadvyāpāra) proceeds through divine order: even powerful beings act in alignment with a higher principle—ultimately under Pati (Śiva) who upholds dharma and the universe’s functioning.
Though the verse speaks of cosmic administration, Shaiva Siddhanta reads such order as grounded in Śiva’s lordship; Linga-worship centers the devotee on that sovereign reality (Pati) from whom the harmony of devas and worlds derives.
A practical takeaway is to stabilize one’s own “inner governance” through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful observance of dharma, aligning personal action with the cosmic order described.