Shloka 30
Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā
Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres
तथा स्वकर्मणैकेन प्ररोहमुपयांति वै । ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्राश्च स शिवः परिगीयते
tathā svakarmaṇaikena prarohamupayāṃti vai | brahmā viṣṇuśca rudrāśca sa śivaḥ parigīyate
Likewise, by His single inherent act, they truly rise to their respective functions—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the Rudras; and He is acclaimed as that very Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Cosmic Event: appointment/manifestation of functional deities (Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudras)
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) whose single sovereign power gives rise to the cosmic roles of creation, preservation, and dissolution, showing that all divine functions ultimately depend on Him.
By declaring Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the Rudras as manifestations arising through Śiva’s one power, it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga worship—as the accessible form of the Supreme who contains all cosmic offices within Himself.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner source of all functions while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering worship to the Linga as the unified ground of creation, sustenance, and dissolution.