Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
यो ऽयं देवः स्वकादंगाद्ब्रह्मविष्णू पुरासृजत् । स एव हि तयोर्नित्यं योगक्षेमकरः प्रभुः
yo 'yaṃ devaḥ svakādaṃgādbrahmaviṣṇū purāsṛjat | sa eva hi tayornityaṃ yogakṣemakaraḥ prabhuḥ
Dieser selbe Deva, der einst Brahmā und Viṣṇu aus seinem eigenen Leib hervorgehen ließ, ist allein der souveräne Herr, der ewig ihr Yoga und ihr Kṣema verfügt—ihnen Vollendung schenkt und ihre kosmischen Aufgaben behütet.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: cosmic emanation of Brahmā and Viṣṇu
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the supreme causal Lord—who originates and sustains even Brahmā and Viṣṇu, and who alone guarantees both spiritual attainment (yoga) and protection/preservation (kṣema) for all beings and cosmic powers.
By declaring Śiva the source and sustainer of the highest deities, it supports Saguna worship—especially Liṅga-upāsanā—as devotion to the supreme Lord who manifests for grace while remaining transcendent in essence.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Śiva-bhakti, meditating on Śiva as the inner protector who grants both worldly stability and liberation-oriented progress.