Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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विश्वारंभस्त्वमीशश्च नासु ते संभवेत् स्थितिः । गुणानां तेजसां राशिर्यथात्मानं च योगिनः
viśvāraṃbhastvamīśaśca nāsu te saṃbhavet sthitiḥ | guṇānāṃ tejasāṃ rāśiryathātmānaṃ ca yoginaḥ
Ô Seigneur (Īśa), tu es la source d’où l’univers prend naissance; et pourtant tu n’y demeures pas comme une chose contenue ou limitée. Tu es la masse concentrée de toutes les puissances et qualités—comme le yogin accompli qui réalise le Soi comme sa réalité intérieure.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva’s transcendence in the Kumāra-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Cosmogonic reference: universe-beginning (viśvāraṃbha) without specifying kalpa.
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is both the cosmic source (cause of manifestation) and simultaneously beyond all limitation—realized inwardly like the Self known by a perfected yogin, pointing toward liberation (moksha) through right knowledge and devotion.
Linga-worship approaches Shiva as the supreme support of the universe while remembering that He is not confined to any form; the Saguna symbol leads the devotee to the Nirguna truth—Shiva as the limitless Lord beyond all worldly containment.
Meditation on Shiva as the indwelling Lord (ātma-dhyāna) supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady contemplation that Shiva is the source of all powers yet transcends all guṇas.