Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
पित्रा नियमिताः पूर्वं त्रयोपि त्रिषु कर्मसु । ब्रह्मा सर्गे हरिस्त्राणे रुद्रः संहरणे तथा
pitrā niyamitāḥ pūrvaṃ trayopi triṣu karmasu | brahmā sarge haristrāṇe rudraḥ saṃharaṇe tathā
Einst setzte der Vater alle drei für die drei kosmischen Wirkungen ein: Brahmā für die Schöpfung, Hari (Viṣṇu) für den Schutz, und Rudra ebenso für die Auflösung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: delegation of three karmas (sarga, trāṇa/sthiti, saṃhāra) at the beginning of a cosmic cycle
FAQs
It presents the Trimūrti functions as delegated powers under the Supreme “Father,” implying that creation, preservation, and dissolution operate by divine ordinance, with Rudra (Śiva) presiding over saṃhāra for cosmic renewal and liberation.
By identifying Rudra as the divinely appointed lord of dissolution, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship—especially of the Liṅga—as the accessible form through which devotees contemplate Śiva’s sovereign governance over time, death, and release.
A practical takeaway is meditation on Śiva as the inner ruler (Pati) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering mental surrender of all actions (karmas) to the Lord who directs the cosmic functions.