Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
प्रधानात्प्रथमं जज्ञे वृद्धिः ख्यातिर्मतिर्महान् । महत्तत्त्वस्य संक्षोभादहंकारस्त्रिधा ऽभवत्
pradhānātprathamaṃ jajñe vṛddhiḥ khyātirmatirmahān | mahattattvasya saṃkṣobhādahaṃkārastridhā 'bhavat
De Pradhāna naquit d’abord le Grand Principe (Mahat), appelé aussi Vṛddhi, Khyāti et Mati. De l’ébranlement de ce Mahat-tattva surgit Ahaṃkāra (le principe du moi) sous une forme triple.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: tattva-udbhava: pradhāna → mahat → trividha ahaṃkāra
FAQs
It outlines the chain of manifestation—Pradhāna → Mahat → threefold Ahaṃkāra—so the seeker can practice tattva-viveka (discriminative insight) and recognize that Shiva (Pati) transcends these evolutes, enabling release from bondage (pāśa).
By describing how the ego and its three modes arise from cosmic principles, the verse supports Linga-worship as a discipline to turn awareness away from Ahaṃkāra and toward Saguna Shiva as the purifying focus, ultimately leading to realization of Shiva beyond Prakriti (Nirguna).
Meditative self-inquiry into the rise of ‘I’-sense (ahaṃkāra) is implied; in Shaiva practice this is supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyāna on the Linga to quiet the ‘agitation’ (saṃkṣobha) that fuels egoic identification.