Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
स एव कर्ता भर्ता च संहर्ता जगतां सदा । रजस्सत्त्वतमोधारी विधिविष्णुहरात्मकः
sa eva kartā bhartā ca saṃhartā jagatāṃ sadā | rajassattvatamodhārī vidhiviṣṇuharātmakaḥ
He alone is ever the Creator, the Sustainer, and the Dissolver of the worlds. Bearing and governing rajas, sattva, and tamas, He is the very Self within Brahmā (Vidhi), Viṣṇu, and Hara—revealing that all divine functions ultimately rest in Śiva, the Supreme Lord.
Suta Goswami (narrating the supremacy of Lord Shiva within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It declares Śiva as the ultimate Pati (Supreme Lord) who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution, while also governing the three guṇas—showing that all cosmic processes and divine offices depend upon Him.
By stating that Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Hara operate through Śiva’s inner reality, the verse supports Linga/Saguna worship as focusing devotion on the one Supreme Śiva who empowers all forms and functions in the cosmos.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation that Śiva alone is the inner ruler of the guṇas and the Trimūrti—supporting steady bhakti and inward surrender toward mokṣa.