Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
शब्दब्रह्मतनुवर्णनम् — Description of the Form of Śabda-Brahman
यजुषां वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋचः समानि सादरम् । एवमेव हरे ब्रह्मन्नित्याहुश्चावयोस्तदा
yajuṣāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā ṛcaḥ samāni sādaram | evameva hare brahmannityāhuścāvayostadā
Ayant entendu la parole du Yajurveda, les versets du Ṛg et les hymnes du Sāma répondirent avec respect : « Oui — il en est bien ainsi, ô Hari. Ô Brahman, c’est ainsi que nous parlons à jamais de vous deux. »
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vedas’ dialogue within the creation account)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Personified Vedas harmonize testimony regarding Hari and Brahmā under the supreme principle
FAQs
It depicts the Vedas speaking in concord, affirming cosmic harmony: diverse revelations (Ṛk, Yajus, Sāman) converge in reverence, indicating that true dharma is unified and ultimately oriented toward the Supreme Lord (Pati) even when acknowledging Brahma and Vishnu’s cosmic functions.
In the Sṛṣṭi narrative of the Rudra Saṁhitā, Brahma and Vishnu are honored as divine powers within creation; Shaiva Siddhanta reads this as their roles being upheld by Shiva’s supreme lordship. Linga/Saguna Shiva worship integrates and transcends these functions, focusing devotion on the source behind all Vedic voices.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and manana—reverent listening and inner assimilation of scripture—followed by steady japa of a Shaiva mantra (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to unify the mind the way the Vedas speak in one accord.