Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti
परिणामः प्रधानस्य प्रवृत्तिः पुरुषस्य च । सर्वं सत्यव्रतस्यैव शासनेन प्रवर्तते
pariṇāmaḥ pradhānasya pravṛttiḥ puruṣasya ca | sarvaṃ satyavratasyaiva śāsanena pravartate
La transformation de Pradhāna (la Nature primordiale) et l’activité de Puruṣa (le principe conscient) : tout cela ne se déploie que sous le gouvernement de Satyavrata, le Seigneur du vœu de vérité (Śiva).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord—without whose ordinance neither Nature’s transformations nor the soul’s outward activity can unfold; liberation follows from recognizing this supreme governance.
The Liṅga signifies Śiva as the transcendent ruler of all tattvas; worship of Saguna Śiva trains the mind to perceive that every cosmic process is upheld and directed by His śāsana (divine command).
Contemplate Śiva as the inner governor while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering the fruits of all actions to Him as the one who sets all motion in order.