Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
महेश्वरः परोव्यक्तादंडमव्यक्तसंभवम् । अण्डाज्जज्ञे विभुर्ब्रह्मा लोकास्तेन कृतास्त्विमे
maheśvaraḥ parovyaktādaṃḍamavyaktasaṃbhavam | aṇḍājjajñe vibhurbrahmā lokāstena kṛtāstvime
Maheshvara, erhabener als das Unmanifestierte (Avyakta), brachte das kosmische Ei hervor, das aus dem Unmanifestierten entspringt. Aus diesem Ei wurde der allgegenwärtige Brahmā geboren, und durch ihn wurden diese Welten gestaltet.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: origin of brahmāṇḍa from avyaktā under Maheśvara; subsequent birth of Brahmā and fashioning of lokas
FAQs
It establishes Maheshvara as the transcendent Pati (Lord) who stands beyond the Unmanifest and initiates creation, while Brahmā performs the secondary work of forming the worlds—pointing seekers to Shiva as the ultimate refuge and source of liberation.
The verse implies that even the creator Brahmā arises through Shiva’s supreme causality; thus Linga-worship honors Shiva as the foundational reality behind all cosmic functions, including the manifest worlds produced through Brahmā.
Meditate on Shiva as the source beyond Avyakta and repeat the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the understanding that all creation depends on Him; this supports detachment from worldly forms and steadiness in devotion.