Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
कंपयित्वा शिरः किंचित्प्राह गंभीरया गिरा । प्रत्यासीदति युष्माकं सिद्धिरामुष्मिकी परा
kaṃpayitvā śiraḥ kiṃcitprāha gaṃbhīrayā girā | pratyāsīdati yuṣmākaṃ siddhirāmuṣmikī parā
เขาสั่นศีรษะเล็กน้อย แล้วกล่าวด้วยเสียงทุ้มลึกว่า “สำหรับพวกท่าน ความสำเร็จสูงสุดอันเป็นของปรโลกนั้นอยู่ใกล้แล้ว”
Suta Goswami (narrative voice within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse, reporting another speaker’s assurance)
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse gives a Shaiva assurance that true “supreme attainment” is not merely worldly success but the nearness of liberation—grace-led fulfillment that culminates in transcendence beyond bondage (pāśa) and limitation.
In Shaiva practice, nearness to “parā siddhi” is traditionally linked to steadfast devotion to Shiva in accessible form—especially Linga worship—through which the devotee’s mind becomes purified and fit for Shiva’s liberating grace.
The practical takeaway is to intensify daily Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, and inward meditation on Shiva as Pati, the bestower of liberation.