Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32
पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
तदास्य महिमानं च वीतशोकस्सुखी भवेत् । छंदांसि यज्ञाः ऋतवो यद्भूतं भव्यमेव च
tadāsya mahimānaṃ ca vītaśokassukhī bhavet | chaṃdāṃsi yajñāḥ ṛtavo yadbhūtaṃ bhavyameva ca
تب وہ اس کی عظمت کو جان لیتا ہے اور غم سے پاک ہو کر سعادت میں قائم رہتا ہے۔ ویدی چھند، یَجْن، رُتُوئیں اور جو کچھ ماضی و مستقبل ہے—سب اسی میں قائم و برقرار ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse teaches that realizing Shiva’s mahimā (supreme greatness) dissolves grief and establishes the seeker in sukha—an indicator of inner release (moksha) where the soul rests in the Lord’s grace as Pati.
By stating that metres, yajñas, seasons, and time itself are grounded in Him, the verse supports Saguna worship (including Linga worship) as a concrete means to approach the transcendent Lord who pervades all ritual and cosmic order.
A practical takeaway is regular Shiva-upāsanā: recitation of Vedic hymns/metres with devotion, performance of Shiva-oriented yajña or pūjā, and steady japa of the Panchāksharī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to move from sorrow to inner steadiness.