Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
ततः पुमानाविरासीदेकस्त्रैलोक्यसुंदरः । शांतस्सत्त्वगुणोद्रिक्तो गांभीर्य्यामितसागरः
tataḥ pumānāvirāsīdekastrailokyasuṃdaraḥ | śāṃtassattvaguṇodrikto gāṃbhīryyāmitasāgaraḥ
Daraufhin offenbarte sich eine einzige göttliche Person, schön für alle drei Welten—von friedvoller Natur, reich an der Qualität sattva und tief wie ein unermesslicher Ozean.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: First clear emergence of an individualized ‘puruṣa’ within the sṛṣṭi sequence
FAQs
It portrays the first manifesting Divine Person as serene, sattva-dominant, and unfathomably profound—indicating that creation proceeds from Shiva’s ordered, grace-filled (anugraha) manifestation, leading souls toward clarity, devotion, and liberation.
By describing a perceivable, attribute-bearing manifestation (śānta, sattvic, beautiful), the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—worship of Shiva with form and qualities—of which the Śiva-liṅga is the central, accessible symbol in the Shiva Purana.
Meditate on Shiva as ‘śānta’ (peace itself) and as an ‘amita-sāgara’ (boundless ocean) while chanting the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating sattva through purity, calm breath, and steady japa.