Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् — Causes and Pattern of Rudra’s Manifestation
Pratikalpa
एवं घोरमहारूपो ब्रह्मपुत्रीं महेश्वरः । विज्ञानं ब्रह्मणे दत्त्वा सर्गे सहकरोति च
evaṃ ghoramahārūpo brahmaputrīṃ maheśvaraḥ | vijñānaṃ brahmaṇe dattvā sarge sahakaroti ca
Ainsi Maheshvara—à la forme immense et saisissante—manifesta d’abord la Fille de Brahmā ; puis, accordant à Brahmā la vraie connaissance spirituelle, il coopère aussi avec lui dans l’œuvre de la création.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śiva as the transcendent Lord who empowers Brahmā with vijñāna and enables sarga.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: kalpa-sarga (cyclic creation)
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who grants vijñāna (liberating discernment) even to Brahmā, showing that creation proceeds under Śiva’s higher guidance and not merely by independent cosmic agency.
By describing Maheśvara’s ‘great and awe-inspiring form’ and His active governance of creation, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord (often adored as the Liṅga) who bestows knowledge and orders the cosmos.
The takeaway is to seek vijñāna through Śiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplative inquiry into Śiva as the inner Guru who illumines the intellect.