Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
कथं पुनरशेषाणां भूतानां हेतुभूतयोः । गुणप्रधानभावेन प्रादुर्भावः परस्परात्
kathaṃ punaraśeṣāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ hetubhūtayoḥ | guṇapradhānabhāvena prādurbhāvaḥ parasparāt
Comment, de plus, tous les êtres—sans exception—naissent-ils réciproquement des deux principes causaux, par la relation où les guṇa et le Pradhāna (la Nature primordiale) deviennent tour à tour prédominants l’un sur l’autre ?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: discussion of tattva-causality: guṇa–pradhāna dynamics in manifestation
FAQs
It frames creation as a dependent manifestation: beings arise through Pradhāna and the guṇas, while Shaiva Siddhanta ultimately points beyond these changing factors to Pati (Lord Shiva) as the supreme ground who enables manifestation and grants liberation from guṇa-bound limitation.
By highlighting that the world emerges through mutable guṇas and Prakṛti, the verse supports turning devotion toward Shiva as Saguna (worshipful Lord revealed in the Liṅga) who transcends and governs these principles; Liṅga-worship centers the mind on the unchanging Pati amid changing guṇas.
A practical takeaway is guṇa-observation meditation—watching sattva/rajas/tamas arise and subside—while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to anchor awareness in Shiva beyond Pradhāna; applying Tripuṇḍra and using Rudrākṣa can support steadiness and remembrance.