Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
नद्यस्समुद्रा गिरयः काननानि सरांसि च । वेदाः सांगाश्च शास्त्राणि मंत्रस्तोममखादयः
nadyassamudrā girayaḥ kānanāni sarāṃsi ca | vedāḥ sāṃgāśca śāstrāṇi maṃtrastomamakhādayaḥ
江河、大海、群山、林野与湖泊；诸吠陀及其辅支、诸论典（Śāstra），并诸咒集与祭祀仪轨等——一切皆摄于主宰遍满之法度之中，悉皆归伏于至上之主宰湿婆（Pati）。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single Jyotirliṅga; it universalizes sacred geography (rivers, mountains) and sacred sound (Veda, mantra) as operating within Śiva’s niyati (cosmic order).
Significance: Frames tīrtha-yātrā and śāstra/mantra practice as meaningful when oriented to Śiva as supreme Pati; encourages integrating outer pilgrimage with inner recognition of divine governance.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It lists the entire sacred and natural order—places, scriptures, mantras, and sacrifices—to indicate that all dharma and knowledge function under the supreme sovereignty of Śiva (Pati), who alone grants liberation.
By placing Veda, mantra, and yajña within Śiva’s domain, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—as a consummation of scriptural paths, where external rites become complete through devotion to Śiva.
It implies integrating mantra and ritual with Śiva-bhakti—e.g., japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering worship so that scriptural study and yajña become inwardly oriented toward Śiva.