Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 82
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
नाशिष्येभ्यो ऽप्यशैवेभ्यो नाभक्तेभ्यः कदाचन । व्याहरेदीशयोर्भूतिमिति वेदानुशासनम्
nāśiṣyebhyo 'pyaśaivebhyo nābhaktebhyaḥ kadācana | vyāharedīśayorbhūtimiti vedānuśāsanam
อย่าได้เปิดเผยพระสิริและพลังศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของสององค์อีศวร (พระศิวะและพระศักติ) แก่ผู้มิใช่ศิษย์ หรือแม้ศิษย์ที่ไร้ศรัทธาต่อพระศิวะเลย นี่เป็นข้อบัญญัติแห่งพระเวท
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Stresses safeguarding sacred potency/teaching; improper disclosure strengthens bondage (pāśa) through misuse and misunderstanding, while proper transmission preserves sanctity and efficacy.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches adhikāra (spiritual eligibility): the deepest śaiva truths and the Lord’s sacred potency should be shared only with qualified, devoted seekers, preserving sanctity and ensuring the teaching bears fruit.
Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship are powerful disciplines; the verse stresses that their inner meanings, mantras, and esoteric praises are to be transmitted within devotion and proper discipleship, not as casual information.
It implies receiving Shaiva practice through proper guidance—diksha and disciplined japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), along with orthodox observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and devotion—rather than public or indiscriminate instruction.