Shloka 39
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
यस्य च त्रिविधा मूर्त्तिर्विधा तुस्सृष्टिकर्मणि । सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तजननी ब्रह्मविष्णुहराभिधा
yasya ca trividhā mūrttirvidhā tussṛṣṭikarmaṇi | sṛṣṭisthityantajananī brahmaviṣṇuharābhidhā
He whose form is threefold, established for the work of creation—she who gives rise to creation, preservation, and dissolution—is known by the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Hara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that the three cosmic functions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—operate through a threefold manifestation, ultimately rooted in the one supreme Lord (Pati). Recognizing this unity steadies devotion and removes sectarian division, directing the seeker toward liberation.
The verse supports Saguna worship by affirming that the One is approachable through functional forms (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara). In Linga worship, devotees honor the transcendent Śiva while acknowledging His immanent governance of sṛṣṭi-sthiti-laya through these manifestations.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler of all three functions while japa-ing the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering worship to the Liṅga with the insight that all divine powers converge in Śiva.