Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti
गुणसाम्ये तदा तस्मिन्नविभागे तमोदये । शांतवातैकनीरे च न प्राज्ञायत किंचन
guṇasāmye tadā tasminnavibhāge tamodaye | śāṃtavātaikanīre ca na prājñāyata kiṃcana
Noon, nang ang mga guṇa ay nasa ganap na pagkakapantay—walang pagkakaiba at nangingibabaw ang dilim—kapag pati ang mga hangin ay tumahimik at ang lahat ay iisang lawak na di nahahati, wala ni anuman ang matukoy o maunawaan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Cosmic Event: pre-creation indistinction: guṇa-sāmya, tamas-dominant obscuration, motionless ‘winds’
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It points to the pre-manifest condition where prakṛti’s guṇas are balanced and no names or forms appear—highlighting that true discernment arises only when Shiva, the transcendent Pati, initiates manifestation and grants awareness beyond tamas.
The undifferentiated state described here contrasts with the manifest, worshipful revelation of Shiva as Liṅga—Saguna Shiva becomes the accessible focus through which devotees move from obscuration (tamas) to clarity, grace, and liberation.
A practical takeaway is inner stillness: meditate with the pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting the ‘winds’ of thought subside; this aligns the mind toward Shiva-consciousness beyond guṇic disturbance.