Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
भविष्यामि च मत्तोन्यो व्यतिरिक्तो न कश्चन । अहमेव जगत्सर्वं तर्पयामि स्वतेजसा
bhaviṣyāmi ca mattonyo vyatirikto na kaścana | ahameva jagatsarvaṃ tarpayāmi svatejasā
Moi seul serai; en dehors de Moi, nul autre n’existe, nul n’est distinct de Moi. Je suis Moi-même l’univers tout entier, et par ma propre radiance innée je le soutiens et le comble.
Lord Shiva (as the Supreme Pati teaching non-dual supremacy in the Vāyavīya philosophical discourse, narrated within Sūta’s recitation)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: ontological claim of immanence: the universe sustained by Śiva’s own tejas
FAQs
It declares Shiva as the sole Supreme Reality (Pati): nothing exists independently of Him, and the cosmos is sustained by His inherent divine power (tejas). The seeker is guided toward exclusive refuge in Shiva for liberation.
The Linga is the worshipful sign of the same all-pervading Shiva proclaimed here. By worshiping Saguna Shiva through the Linga, the devotee approaches the Nirguna truth—Shiva as the one reality in whom the universe rests and by whom it is sustained.
Meditate on Shiva as the indwelling Lord through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating that His tejas alone supports all life; this supports steadiness in yoga and single-pointed bhakti.