Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
सृष्टश्च ब्रह्मणा सद्यो भ्रुवोर्मध्यादयत्नतः । तस्मिन्नवसरे साक्षाद्भगवानिन्दुभूषणः
sṛṣṭaśca brahmaṇā sadyo bhruvormadhyādayatnataḥ | tasminnavasare sākṣādbhagavānindubhūṣaṇaḥ
Brahmā le créa aussitôt, sans effort, de l’espace entre ses sourcils. À cet instant même, le Seigneur en personne—Śiva, paré de la lune—se manifesta directement.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse emphasizes Shiva’s direct, sovereign presence (Pati) even when creation proceeds through Brahmā; the moon-crested Lord appears as the supreme reality who oversees and sanctifies manifestation.
By naming Shiva as Indubhūṣaṇa and stating He appears ‘directly,’ the text supports Saguna contemplation—devotees may worship Shiva in a tangible form (including the Linga) while understanding Him as the transcendent Lord behind all creation.
Meditate on Shiva as the moon-crested Lord at the brow-center (ājñā), repeating the Panchakshara mantra ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’ to invoke inner clarity and the grace of Pati.