Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् — Causes and Pattern of Rudra’s Manifestation

Pratikalpa

Devanagari script

तस्माद्रुद्रप्रसादेन प्रतिकल्पं प्रजापतेः । प्रवाहरूपतो नित्या प्रजासृष्टिः प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

tasmādrudraprasādena pratikalpaṃ prajāpateḥ | pravāharūpato nityā prajāsṛṣṭiḥ pravartate

Translation

Darum setzt durch Rudras Gnade in jedem Schöpfungszyklus Prajāpati—der Herr der Geschöpfe—die Hervorbringung der Wesen in Gang; und diese Schöpfung fließt unaufhörlich fort, wie ein ununterbrochener Strom.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभावप्रयोगवत् (ablatival adverb), हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• रुद्र-प्रसादेन: by Rudra’s grace
• रुद्र-प्रसादेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (by/through)

• प्रति-कल्पम्: in each kalpa
• प्रति-कल्पम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘प्रत्येकं कल्पे’ (each kalpa)

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• प्रवाह-रूपतः: as a continuous stream
• प्रवाह-रूपतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablative adverb), प्रकार/रूपेण (in the form of a flow/continuity)

• नित्या: eternal, constant
• नित्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रजा-सृष्टिः: creation of beings
• प्रजा-सृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (subject)

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds, continues
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: prati-kalpa cyclic renewal of creation

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Prajapati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that creation is not autonomous: even Prajāpati’s creative function operates only through Rudra’s prasāda. From a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, Shiva as Pati is the enabling Lord whose grace sustains the cosmic process while remaining transcendent.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Linga signifies Shiva as the changeless ground and the source of all manifestation. Worship of Saguna Shiva (Rudra) aligns the devotee with the very grace that empowers creation, showing that all worldly order and spiritual uplift arise from Shiva’s favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation that all activity and outcomes proceed by Rudra’s grace; offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa can be done as reminders of dependence on Shiva as Pati.