Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्याः सांख्यशास्त्रोदितं शिवः । वेदांतमतसंस्थो हि वाक्यमूचे शिवां प्रति
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacastasyāḥ sāṃkhyaśāstroditaṃ śivaḥ | vedāṃtamatasaṃstho hi vākyamūce śivāṃ prati
梵天说道：如此听罢她以数论（Sāṅkhya）之教理方式所陈之言，安住于吠檀多立场的湿婆，便对湿婆妃（帕尔瓦蒂）说出了如下话语。
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It signals a transition from analytical, category-based reasoning (Sāṅkhya) to Śiva’s higher, liberating standpoint of Vedānta—implying that final clarity arises when knowledge culminates in the Supreme Reality, fulfilled by Śiva’s grace.
By establishing Śiva as the authoritative teacher grounded in the highest truth, the verse frames Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) as a valid, grace-filled path that ripens into realization of the Supreme beyond limitation.
The takeaway is to pair inquiry with devotion: listen (śravaṇa) to Śiva’s teaching and steady the mind in contemplative remembrance of Śiva—practically supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and focused meditation on Śiva as the inner Lord.