Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
त्वमेव जगतां कर्ता भर्ता हर्ता त्वमेव हि । ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्हरो भूत्वा रजस्सत्त्वतमोगुणैः
tvameva jagatāṃ kartā bhartā hartā tvameva hi | brahmā viṣṇurharo bhūtvā rajassattvatamoguṇaiḥ
Toi seul es véritablement le créateur, le soutien et Celui qui retire les mondes. En vérité, par les guṇas—rajas, sattva et tamas—Tu deviens Brahmā, Viṣṇu et Hara, accomplissant ces fonctions cosmiques.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the purāṇic teaching to the sages, presenting a hymn/praise addressed to Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Establishes Śiva as the inner governor of Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Hara functions; pilgrimage/worship is thereby directed to the ultimate source rather than merely functional deities.
Mantra: त्वमेव जगतां कर्ता भर्ता हर्ता त्वमेव हि । ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्हरो भूत्वा रजस्सत्त्वतमोगुणैः
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It declares Śiva as the one supreme Pati who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution by assuming functional forms; realizing this unity behind the guṇas supports devotion and loosens bondage to changing nature (prakṛti).
The Liṅga signifies the one Lord beyond form (nirguṇa) while also being worshipped with attributes (saguṇa); this verse explains that even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Hara are Śiva’s saguṇa functions operating through the guṇas.
Meditate on Śiva as the indwelling ruler of the three guṇas and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady awareness that all cosmic functions return to the one Lord.