Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
स कथं भगवान् रुद्र आदिदेवः पुरातनः । पुत्रत्वमगमच्छंभुर्ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः
sa kathaṃ bhagavān rudra ādidevaḥ purātanaḥ | putratvamagamacchaṃbhurbrahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ
Wie also kam es, dass der Bhagavān Rudra—Śambhu, der uranfängliche und alte Ādideva—die Stellung eines Sohnes Brahmās annahm, dessen eigene Geburt unmanifest und unergründlich ist?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that the Supreme Pati (Śiva), though beginningless and primordial, can appear within the created order in a relational role (such as “son”) for the sake of cosmic function and the liberation of bound souls.
The verse points to the paradox of the transcendent becoming accessible: the same Rudra who is beyond manifestation is worshipped as Saguna—especially in the Liṅga—so devotees can approach, serve, and realize the Supreme through a concrete divine presence.
Contemplate Śiva as both beyond form and graciously manifest, while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with devotion; this aligns the mind to the truth that the Supreme can be approached through worship and inner meditation.