Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
सृष्टिस्थितिलयाख्येषु कर्मसु त्रिषु हेतुताम् । प्रभुत्वेन सहैतेषां प्रसीदति महेश्वरः
sṛṣṭisthitilayākhyeṣu karmasu triṣu hetutām | prabhutvena sahaiteṣāṃ prasīdati maheśvaraḥ
Dans les trois actes nommés création, préservation et dissolution, Mahādeva devient la cause intérieure; et, avec la souveraineté sur ces puissances, Maheśvara préside avec grâce, conférant ordre et accomplissement au processus cosmique.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva (Pati) is not merely one actor among many, but the gracious inner cause and sovereign governor of creation, preservation, and dissolution—so liberation comes through recognizing His lordship and aligning oneself with His grace.
The Liṅga symbolizes Śiva as the unseen causal reality behind all change; worshiping Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga trains the mind to see the one Lord presiding over the three cosmic functions, culminating in devotion and surrender to the Supreme Cause.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler of sṛṣṭi–sthiti–laya while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); offer water/bilva to the Liṅga with the intention of surrendering all actions to His प्रभुत्व (lordship).