Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
कस्याधिकारः पूजादौ ज्ञानयोगादयः कथम् । तत्सर्वं विस्तरादेव वक्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत
kasyādhikāraḥ pūjādau jñānayogādayaḥ katham | tatsarvaṃ vistarādeva vaktumarhasi suvrata
Ai là người đủ tư cách để khởi sự việc thờ phụng và các pháp hành khác? Và con đường tri thức cùng yoga phải tu tập ra sao? Bạch bậc giữ giới nguyện thù thắng, xin hãy giảng giải tất cả điều ấy một cách tường tận.
A sage-questioner addressing Suta Goswami (narrative frame of Purana discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames a core Shaiva Siddhanta concern: spiritual practice must be grounded in adhikāra (fitness and preparedness), and the disciplines of worship, knowledge, and yoga are to be understood as guided, orderly means toward Shiva-realization and liberation.
By asking about “pūjā and the like,” the verse points to structured Saguna Shiva worship (often centered on the Linga) and seeks clarification on who may perform it and how inner disciplines like jñāna and yoga integrate with external ritual.
The verse does not name a specific item (rudrākṣa, bhasma, or a mantra) directly; it signals the need for detailed instruction on proper Shiva-pūjā and complementary yogic/jñāna practices—typically including mantra-japa and meditation as taught in the Vāyavīya discourse.