Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
सर्गविभागवर्णनम्
Classification of Creation: the Nine Sargas and the Streams of Beings
ब्रह्मोवाच । नमस्ते भगवन् रुद्र भास्करामिततेजसे । नमो भवाय देवाय रसायाम्बुमयात्मने । शर्वाय क्षितिरूपाय नन्दीसुरभये नमः
brahmovāca | namaste bhagavan rudra bhāskarāmitatejase | namo bhavāya devāya rasāyāmbumayātmane | śarvāya kṣitirūpāya nandīsurabhaye namaḥ
Brahmā sprach: Verehrung Dir, o Bhagavān Rudra, dessen unermesslicher Glanz der Sonne gleicht. Verehrung Bhava, göttlichem Herrn, dessen Selbst die Essenz und die Wasser durchdringt. Verehrung Śarva, dessen Gestalt die Erde ist; und Verehrung Nandī, dem Furchtlosen unter den Göttern.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: A stuti identifying Śiva with cosmic elements (sun-like tejas; waters; earth) rather than a localized liṅga-sthala origin.
Mantra: नमस्ते भगवन् रुद्र भास्करामिततेजसे । नमो भवाय देवाय रसायाम्बुमयात्मने । शर्वाय क्षितिरूपाय नन्दीसुरभये नमः
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Shiva (Rudra/Bhava/Śarva) as Pati—the supreme Lord whose power is both transcendent (immeasurable radiance) and immanent (pervading earth and waters), encouraging devotion that recognizes Shiva in all tattvas.
By naming Shiva through his epithets (Rudra, Bhava, Śarva) and describing his presence in the elements, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the formless Supreme through sacred names, forms, and symbols such as the Linga that represent his all-pervading reality.
Japa of Shiva’s names (Rudra, Bhava, Śarva) with contemplative meditation on his pervasion in water and earth; this can be paired with standard Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and focused devotion to Nandī and Shiva in temple worship.