Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
तद्वज्रं निजवज्रेण संसृष्टमिव सर्वतः । तृणेनाभिहतं तेन तिर्यगग्रं पपात ह
tadvajraṃ nijavajreṇa saṃsṛṣṭamiva sarvataḥ | tṛṇenābhihataṃ tena tiryagagraṃ papāta ha
وہ وجر گویا ہر طرف اپنی ہی وجر-قوت سے پیوست تھا؛ مگر اس نے تنکے ہی سے اسے ضرب لگائی، تو اس کی نوک ٹیڑھی ہو کر ترچھی گرتی چلی گئی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes Shaiva Siddhanta’s core insight: before Pati (Shiva), even the mightiest instruments of power become as ineffective as straw; liberation arises from surrender and right knowledge, not from force.
The verse supports Saguna Shiva worship by portraying the Lord’s accessible supremacy—devotees approach the Linga not as a symbol of mere power, but as the compassionate Pati who effortlessly removes impediments and turns hostile forces aside.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility—cultivating the inner attitude that worldly weapons and anxieties are ‘like grass’ before Shiva’s grace.