Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
पतितो वापि धर्मात्मा पंडितो मूढ एव वा । प्रसादे तत्क्षणादेव मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
patito vāpi dharmātmā paṃḍito mūḍha eva vā | prasāde tatkṣaṇādeva mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
چاہے وہ گرا ہوا ہو یا نیک، عالم ہو یا گمراہ—اُس کے فضل سے اسی لمحے نجات ملتی ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Stresses instantaneous liberation (tat-kṣaṇāt) by prasāda, overriding moral/intellectual binaries (fallen/righteous, learned/deluded). In Siddhānta, this maps to the decisive moment of Śiva’s anugraha that cuts pāśa when malas are ripe for removal.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that moksha is ultimately secured by Shiva’s prasāda (saving grace): social status, learning, or even moral failure do not block liberation when devotion ripens and the Lord bestows release.
Linga-worship is a Saguna support through which the devotee approaches Shiva; this verse emphasizes that the fruit of such worship is not merely merit but Shiva’s direct grace, which can dissolve bondage instantly.
Seek Shiva’s prasāda through steady bhakti—daily Linga-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra), Rudrākṣa, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying for inner purification and release.