Shloka 22
अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
योऽयं ब्रह्मास्तिऽ रजसा विश्वमूर्तिः पितामहः । त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रभो विष्णुस्सत्त्वेन पुरुषोत्तमः
yo'yaṃ brahmāsti' rajasā viśvamūrtiḥ pitāmahaḥ | tvatprasādātprabho viṣṇussattvena puruṣottamaḥ
O Lord, this Brahmā—who through rajas becomes the manifest form of the universe and is called Pitāmaha—exists by Your grace. Likewise, by Your favor, Viṣṇu, established in sattva, becomes Puruṣottama, the Supreme Person.
A devotee addressing Lord Shiva (within Suta Goswami’s narration in Rudrasaṃhitā, Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: योऽयं ब्रह्मास्तिऽ रजसा विश्वमूर्तिः पितामहः । त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रभो विष्णुस्सत्त्वेन पुरुषोत्तमः
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that the cosmic functions associated with Brahmā (rajas/creation) and Viṣṇu (sattva/sustenance) operate through Shiva’s anugraha (grace), affirming Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord beyond the guṇas.
The Liṅga signifies Shiva as the source and support of all deities and cosmic powers; worship of Saguna Shiva acknowledges that even the guṇa-based divine offices of Brahmā and Viṣṇu depend on Shiva’s higher lordship.
Cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Shiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering worship with bhasma and devotion, recognizing all powers as flowing from Shiva’s grace.