Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 129
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
आद्येन ब्रह्मणा साक्षात्सृष्टः स्रष्टा च तस्य तु । अंडस्यांतर्बहिर्वर्ती विष्णुर्लोकद्वयाधिपः
ādyena brahmaṇā sākṣātsṛṣṭaḥ sraṣṭā ca tasya tu | aṃḍasyāṃtarbahirvartī viṣṇurlokadvayādhipaḥ
Viṣṇu fut manifesté directement par le Brahmā primordial ; et, à son tour, il devint créateur au sein de cet ordre. Demeurant à la fois au-dedans et au-dehors de l’œuf cosmique, Viṣṇu préside aux deux sphères de l’existence. Du point de vue śaiva, cela décrit la seigneurie fonctionnelle de Viṣṇu dans la création, tandis que le Pati suprême — Śiva — demeure la source transcendante, au-delà de toute juridiction cosmique.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) as the field of governance
FAQs
It distinguishes cosmic function from ultimate supremacy: Vishnu’s lordship operates within the brahmāṇḍa (creation), while Shaiva doctrine holds Śiva as the transcendent source and final liberator (Pati) beyond the worlds.
By showing that even great deities govern only within the cosmic order, it turns the seeker toward Linga-worship of Śiva as the sign of the Absolute—Saguna for devotion and Nirguna in essence—who grants liberation beyond worldly domains.
Contemplate the brahmāṇḍa as limited and Śiva as unlimited; support this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, where practiced, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s supremacy beyond the two worlds.