Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
हंस-वराह-रूपग्रहण-कारणम्
The Reason for Assuming the Swan and Boar Forms
ततः प्रसन्नचित्तोऽहमसृजं स्थावराभिधम् । मुख्यसर्गं च निस्संगमध्यायं शंभुशासनात्
tataḥ prasannacitto'hamasṛjaṃ sthāvarābhidham | mukhyasargaṃ ca nissaṃgamadhyāyaṃ śaṃbhuśāsanāt
Puis, l’esprit apaisé et joyeux, j’engendrai la création dite Sthāvara, les êtres immobiles ; et, sur l’ordre de Śambhu, je mis aussi en mouvement l’acte majeur de la création, détaché et sans attache au monde.
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Cosmic Event: Sṛṣṭi-krama: emergence of sthāvara-sarga under Śambhu’s niyamana (governance)
FAQs
It teaches that even cosmic creation is ultimately governed by Śiva (Pati) and should be undertaken in nissaṅga—inner detachment—showing that action becomes spiritually pure when aligned with Śiva’s will rather than personal craving.
By naming Śambhu as the commanding Lord behind creation, the verse supports Saguna Śiva devotion: the devotee honors Śiva as the conscious ruler of the cosmos, often worshiped through the Liṅga as the accessible form of the transcendent Pati.
Practice nissaṅga while doing duties: worship Śiva with the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and cultivate inner detachment, offering all actions mentally to Śambhu as an act of devotion.