Shloka 7
क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं
त्वत्क्रोधसंभवो रुद्रस् तमसा च समावृतः त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगद्धाता रजसा च पितामहः
tvatkrodhasaṃbhavo rudras tamasā ca samāvṛtaḥ tvatprasādājjagaddhātā rajasā ca pitāmahaḥ
From Your wrath arose Rudra, enveloped by tamas; and by Your grace the Grandfather Brahmā—the sustainer of the worlds—arose, endowed with rajas. Thus, O Pati, You alone govern the emergence of the deities through the play of the guṇas.
Brahma (addressing Shiva as the supreme Pati behind triguna-manifestation)
FAQs
It frames Śiva as the supreme Pati whose anugraha (grace) and icchā (will) regulate guṇa-based creation; Linga worship centers on that transcendent source rather than on limited guṇic powers.
Śiva-tattva is shown as the causal Lord who manifests functional deities through tamas and rajas, yet remains the governing consciousness beyond those guṇas—binding and liberating the pashu by His will.
The takeaway is guṇa-transcendence through Śiva-prasāda: in Pāśupata-oriented sādhana, one seeks purification from tamas/rajas via japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā to stabilize sattva and receive anugraha.