Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
तत्प्रसादकृतैश्वर्या दासास्तस्य वयं प्रभोः । तं विनान्यं न जानीमश्शंकरं लोकशंकरम्
tatprasādakṛtaiśvaryā dāsāstasya vayaṃ prabhoḥ | taṃ vinānyaṃ na jānīmaśśaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram
اُسی کے فضل سے ہمیں جو بھی اقتدار و دولت ملی ہے وہی پیدا ہوئی۔ ہم اُس ربّ کے بندے ہیں۔ اُس کے سوا ہم کسی کو نہیں جانتے—لوکوں کا بھلا کرنے والے شنکر کو۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teaching as a devotional-philosophical affirmation of Pati, the Supreme Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Highlights prasāda as the source of aiśvarya; pilgrimage and worship are framed as means to receive Śiva’s anugraha rather than autonomous merit.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches śaraṇāgati (exclusive refuge): all capacities and “lordship” arise from Shiva’s grace, and the devotee recognizes Śaṅkara alone as the Supreme Pati and universal benefactor.
Calling Shiva “Śaṅkara, lokaśaṅkara” supports Saguna worship: the Linga and other forms are approached as the compassionate Lord whose grace bestows both worldly well-being and the higher good.
Practice humble service and daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the attitude, “All is by Shiva’s prasāda; I am his dāsa,” optionally accompanied by vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrāksha as marks of Shaiva discipline.