Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा-माहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of Liṅga Installation
कुतस्त्वमागतो वत्स कस्मात्त्वं व्याकुलो वद । इति विष्णुवचः श्रुत्वा प्रभुत्वगुणसूचकम्
kutastvamāgato vatsa kasmāttvaṃ vyākulo vada | iti viṣṇuvacaḥ śrutvā prabhutvaguṇasūcakam
“اے بچّے، تم کہاں سے آئے ہو؟ کیوں پریشان ہو؟ بتاؤ۔” وشنو کے یہ کلمات جو ربوبیت اور محافظانہ صفت ظاہر کرتے تھے، سن کر وہ جواب دینے لگا۔
Lord Vishnu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the divine quality of prabhutva—protective sovereignty—where a higher power first asks the distressed being to speak, making the path of relief begin with truthful disclosure and surrender; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such distress ultimately resolves by taking refuge in Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord.
The verse models Saguna devotion: the Lord is approachable, compassionate, and responsive to the devotee’s turmoil—an attitude mirrored in Linga-worship where one brings one’s suffering before the manifest symbol of Shiva and seeks grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is to begin worship with honest self-offering (ātma-nivedana) and calm the mind through japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—before continuing with Linga-abhiṣeka or meditation.