Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
सर्गविभागवर्णनम्
Classification of Creation: the Nine Sargas and the Streams of Beings
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । प्रार्थयामास विश्वेशं गिरा प्रणतिपूर्वया । भगवन् भूतभव्येश मम पुत्र महेश्वर । सृष्टिहेतोस्त्वमुत्पन्नो ममांगे ऽनंगनाशनः
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | prārthayāmāsa viśveśaṃ girā praṇatipūrvayā | bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa mama putra maheśvara | sṛṣṭihetostvamutpanno mamāṃge 'naṃganāśanaḥ
Ainsi, après avoir loué Mahādeva, Brahmā—l’aïeul des mondes—implora humblement Viśveśa par des paroles de prosternation révérencieuse : «Ô Bhagavān, Maître du passé et de l’avenir ; ô Maheśvara, mon fils ; ô Ananga-nāśana, destructeur de Kāma : pour l’œuvre de la création, Tu t’es manifesté à partir de mon propre corps.»
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: The verse addresses Śiva as Viśveśa (Lord of the universe), a title strongly associated with Kāśī Viśvanātha; here it functions as a cosmic epithet rather than a local sthala narrative.
Significance: Darśana of Viśvanātha is classically linked with liberation-bestowing grace (anugraha) and the ‘tāraka’ assurance at Kāśī; in this verse, Brahmā seeks Śiva’s enabling power for creation.
Cosmic Event: Pre-creation negotiation: Brahmā acknowledges Śiva’s manifestation ‘for the cause of creation’—a Purāṇic framing of Śiva’s voluntary participation in sṛṣṭi while remaining transcendent Pati.
FAQs
It shows Brahmā’s humility before Śiva as Viśveśa, affirming the Shaiva view that Pati (Śiva) is the supreme Lord, while creation proceeds only by His will—approached through praise and surrender.
Brahmā addresses Śiva in personal, Saguna form—Mahādeva/Viśveśa—indicating that devotees may approach the transcendent Lord through reverent prayer and worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the accessible embodiment of supreme reality.
The verse emphasizes stuti (hymnic praise) and praṇati (bowing/surrender); a practical takeaway is daily Śiva-stotra recitation with mental prostration, ideally alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”