Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 54
आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship
गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं कृष्ण सर्वत्र परमेश्वरे । शिवे भक्तिर्न संदेहस्तया भक्तो विमुच्यते
guhyādguhyataraṃ kṛṣṇa sarvatra parameśvare | śive bhaktirna saṃdehastayā bhakto vimucyate
اے کرشن! راز سے بھی بڑھ کر راز یہ ہے کہ ہر جگہ حاضر پرمیشور شِو میں اٹل بھکتی ہو۔ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں؛ اسی بھکتی سے بھکت نجات پاتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthala) passage; it teaches the universal secret (guhyatara) that Śiva, as Parameśvara, is omnipresent and grants liberation through bhakti.
Significance: Frames bhakti to omnipresent Śiva as a direct means to mokṣa; pilgrimage is secondary to inner surrender.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares that the highest, most confidential spiritual truth is all-pervading Śiva-bhakti; devotion to Pati (Śiva) directly becomes the liberating means that cuts the bonds (pāśa) and frees the soul (paśu).
By affirming Śiva as ‘present everywhere,’ it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—as a concrete focus through which the devotee approaches the all-pervading Parameśvara and attains release.
The takeaway is steady bhakti expressed through daily Śiva-pūjā and japa—especially the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—with supportive Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to continuity of devotion.