Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
सोयमात्मा त्रयस्यास्य प्रकृतेः पुरुषस्य च । लीलाकृतजगत्सृष्टिरीश्वरत्वे व्यवस्थितः
soyamātmā trayasyāsya prakṛteḥ puruṣasya ca | līlākṛtajagatsṛṣṭirīśvaratve vyavasthitaḥ
Lui — ce Soi Suprême même — est établi comme le Seigneur (Īśvara) de cette triade, de Prakṛti et de Puruṣa également ; et la création de l'univers est accomplie par Lui comme un jeu divin (līlā).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: jagat-sṛṣṭi as līlā (playful manifestation)
FAQs
It declares Shiva as the Supreme Self who transcends and governs both Prakṛti (bonding nature) and Puruṣa (the bound experiencer), showing that creation is not a compulsion but Shiva’s līlā—thus the seeker should turn from bondage to the Lord who alone can bestow grace and liberation.
By affirming Shiva’s Īśvaratva (lordship), the verse supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—as a valid approach to the transcendent Self: the formless Supreme is approached through the Lordly, worshipable form that rules the cosmos and dispels bonds.
Meditate on Shiva as Īśvara beyond Prakṛti and the individual self, and reinforce it through daily Linga worship with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of transcendence over worldly bondage.