Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
एते परस्परोत्पन्ना धारयन्ति परस्परम् । परस्परेण वर्धंते परस्परमनुव्रताः
ete parasparotpannā dhārayanti parasparam | paraspareṇa vardhaṃte parasparamanuvratāḥ
Ceux-ci naissent dans une dépendance mutuelle et se soutiennent les uns les autres. Par les uns et les autres ils croissent, suivant fidèlement la voie des autres, liés dans une trame d’interrelation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the interdependent nature of the manifest world: beings and elements arise, function, and flourish through mutual support. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, this interdependence belongs to the realm of Pasha (bondage/nature), while true independence belongs to Pati (Shiva); recognizing this helps cultivate dispassion and seek Shiva as the ultimate support.
By showing that worldly structures rely on each other, the verse implicitly points to a higher, non-dependent foundation. Linga-worship centers the devotee on Shiva as that stable ground—Saguna Shiva as the accessible Lord who upholds order, and the Linga as the sign of the transcendent Nirguna reality beyond mutual dependence.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as the inner supporter (dhāraka) while observing the changing web of dependencies in life. Supporting practices include japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivating vairagya (detachment) by seeing that all worldly growth (vardhana) is conditional and not the final refuge.