Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
मद्रूपं परमं विष्णो ईदृशं ह्यंगतो विधेः । प्रकटीभविता लोके नाम्ना रुद्रः प्रकीर्तितः
madrūpaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇo īdṛśaṃ hyaṃgato vidheḥ | prakaṭībhavitā loke nāmnā rudraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Ô Viṣṇu, cette forme suprême qui est la mienne—issue du corps de Brahmā (Vidhe)—se manifestera dans le monde et sera célébrée sous le nom de « Rudra ».
Lord Shiva (as the supreme principle identifying His manifestation as Rudra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: rudram
Cosmic Event: rudra-prādurbhāva (manifestation of Rudra from Brahmā’s body as a cosmic function-form)
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as the supreme (Pati) who freely manifests a personal form—Rudra—for the world’s governance, while remaining transcendent; this supports devotion to Saguna Shiva as a valid doorway to liberation.
By declaring that the supreme reality becomes known in the world as “Rudra,” the verse legitimizes worship of Shiva in manifest forms (including the Liṅga) as worship of the Highest, not a lesser deity.
Contemplate Shiva as the supreme who becomes accessible as Rudra, and support that meditation with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as devotion to Saguna Shiva leading toward realization of the transcendent.