Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
कल्पान्तरे पुनस्तेषामस्पर्धा बुद्धिमोहिनाम् । सर्गरक्षालयाचारं प्रत्येकं प्रददौ च सः
kalpāntare punasteṣāmaspardhā buddhimohinām | sargarakṣālayācāraṃ pratyekaṃ pradadau ca saḥ
Puis, à la fin d’un éon, à ces êtres dont l’intelligence était troublée et portée à la rivalité, il attribua de nouveau à chacun, séparément, ses fonctions propres — création, protection, dissolution et règles de conduite prescrites — afin que l’ordre cosmique fût maintenu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: kalpānta (end of an aeon) with reallocation of cosmic functions
FAQs
It presents Shiva as the supreme regulator (Pati) who restores order when minds fall into delusion and conflict, assigning each being its rightful dharma so the soul can move from bondage (pāśa) toward clarity and liberation.
By portraying the Lord as the one who governs creation, preservation, and dissolution, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion—worship of the Linga as the visible sign of the transcendent Lord who stabilizes the cosmos and the devotee’s inner life.
The practical takeaway is disciplined āchāra: daily Shiva-smarana with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), supported by purity and steadiness (optionally Tripuṇḍra bhasma and rudrāksha), to overcome mental moha and rivalry.