Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
शिष्यस्स्वयंभुवो देवस्सर्वप्रत्यक्षदृग्वशी । आज्ञायां मरुतो यस्य संस्थितास्सप्तसप्तकाः
śiṣyassvayaṃbhuvo devassarvapratyakṣadṛgvaśī | ājñāyāṃ maruto yasya saṃsthitāssaptasaptakāḥ
Er ist der Schüler des Selbstgeborenen Herrn (Brahmā), der göttliche, der selbst jene bezwingt, die alles unmittelbar schauen. Unter seinem Befehl stehen die Maruts, geordnet in sieben Gruppen zu je sieben.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents divine sovereignty as the hallmark of the Supreme: even cosmic powers like the Maruts function only within higher command, pointing to Pati (the Lord) as the ultimate governor who brings order to the seen world and to inner forces.
Saguna Shiva, worshipped as the Linga, is revered as the visible focus of the Lord’s rulership over creation—devas and elements included. The verse supports Linga-worship as devotion to the One whose command sustains cosmic order.
A practical takeaway is prāṇa-discipline (regulated breath) with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating that the “winds” (maruts/prāṇas) become steady when placed under the Lord’s command through mantra and devotion.