Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
ततः परात्सुषुम्नेशाद्ब्रह्मरंध्रेश्वरादपि । ततः परस्माच्छक्तेश्च परस्ताच्छिवतत्त्वतः
tataḥ parātsuṣumneśādbrahmaraṃdhreśvarādapi | tataḥ parasmācchakteśca parastācchivatattvataḥ
سُشُمنہ کے ادھیشور سے بھی پرے، اور برہمرَندھر کے حاکم سے بھی پرے؛ اس سے بھی برتر شکتی ہے، اور شکتی سے بھی ماورا پرم شِو تتّو ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It ranks inner yogic attainments—like mastery of Suṣumnā and the Brahma-randhra—below the final metaphysical truth: liberation is consummated in realizing Śiva-tattva, the supreme Pati (Lord) beyond all limited states.
Linga-worship begins with saguna devotion and purification, but its aim is to lead the devotee to the formless, highest Śiva-tattva indicated here—beyond energies, channels, and subtle centers.
It points to inner contemplation: steadiness in japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative ascent through the central channel, while remembering that the goal is not merely crown-experience but abiding in Śiva-tattva.