Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 121
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
ब्रह्मणोपि शिरश्छेत्ता जनकस्तस्य तत्सुतः । जनकस्तनयश्चापि विष्णोरपि नियामकः
brahmaṇopi śiraśchettā janakastasya tatsutaḥ | janakastanayaścāpi viṣṇorapi niyāmakaḥ
Er, der sogar das Haupt von Brahma abschlug, ist der Erzeuger jenes einen und auch sein Sohn; und der Sohn jenes Erzeugers ist gleichermaßen der Lenker – selbst von Vishnu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Cosmic Event: Assertion of Śiva’s supremacy: chastisement of Brahmā (head-severing motif) and regulation of Viṣṇu within cosmic administration.
FAQs
It asserts Shiva (Pati) as the supreme ordainer who transcends and governs even cosmic deities like Brahma and Vishnu, directing creation, sustenance, and dissolution toward liberation.
By presenting Shiva as the ultimate niyāmaka (controller), it supports Saguna Shiva worship—especially the Linga—as the accessible form through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord who regulates all divine functions.
The takeaway is surrender and remembrance of Shiva’s lordship through japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and steady meditation on Shiva as the inner controller (antaryāmin) of all beings.