Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60
श्रद्धामाहात्म्यं तथा देवीप्रश्नः
The Greatness of Śraddhā and Devī’s Question to Śiva
भावैकात्मा क्रिया देवि मम धर्मस्सनातनः । मनसा कर्मणा वाचा ह्यनपेक्ष्य फलं क्वचित् । फलोद्देशेन देवेशि लघुर्मम समाश्रयः । फलार्थी तदभावे मां परित्यक्तुं क्षमो यतः
bhāvaikātmā kriyā devi mama dharmassanātanaḥ | manasā karmaṇā vācā hyanapekṣya phalaṃ kvacit | phaloddeśena deveśi laghurmama samāśrayaḥ | phalārthī tadabhāve māṃ parityaktuṃ kṣamo yataḥ
噢，女神啊，以唯一的 bhāva——一心的虔敬——而行的作为，就是我的永恒之法（sanātana-dharma）：以意、以身、以语而作，从不希求果报。然而，噢，诸天之主的圣妃啊，若为求结果而归依于我，此归依便浅薄；因为贪求回报者，当回报不现时，便可能舍弃我。
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches niṣkāma bhakti—serving Shiva with one-pointed devotion through mind, speech, and action without bargaining for results—because desire itself becomes a pāśa (bond) that weakens steadfast refuge in Pati (Shiva).
Linga-worship is meant to mature the devotee from result-driven petitions to stable surrender; Saguna Shiva accepts worship, but this verse stresses that the highest approach is devotion rooted in bhāva (inner intent), not in transactional expectations.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of offering the fruits to Shiva, and perform simple pūjā (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa if you follow those observances) as an act of surrender rather than for worldly gain.