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
Lôi chùy ấy, như thể đã hòa khắp bốn bề với chính uy lực kim cang của mình, lại bị đánh bật bởi kẻ kia như chỉ bằng một ngọn cỏ; và nó rơi xuống, mũi lệch đi, ngã xiên xẹo.
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.