Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation
तासां प्रसूतिभिर्व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । स्थावरं जंगमं चैव शून्य नैव तु किंचन
tāsāṃ prasūtibhirvyāptaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ caiva śūnya naiva tu kiṃcana
Por la descendencia nacida de ellas, los tres mundos—con todo lo que se mueve y lo que no se mueve—quedaron colmados y penetrados. En verdad, ya fuese lo inmóvil o lo móvil, no quedó nada en absoluto que estuviera vacío.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā creation account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It emphasizes the completeness of manifestation: through generative power, the three worlds become fully populated, showing that creation under Shiva’s lordship (Pati) is ordered and purposeful rather than random emptiness.
A fully pervaded cosmos points to Shiva as the inner ruler and support of all forms; worship of the Liṅga honors that all-pervading presence in a tangible emblem, guiding the devotee from saguna contemplation toward the transcendent.
Meditate on Shiva as the indwelling Lord in all moving and unmoving beings while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating reverence for all life as Shiva’s field of manifestation.