Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
जनयामास च तदा ऋषिर्विश्वाधिकः प्रभुः । देवानां प्रथमं देवं ब्रह्माणं ब्रह्मणस्पतिम्
janayāmāsa ca tadā ṛṣirviśvādhikaḥ prabhuḥ | devānāṃ prathamaṃ devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ brahmaṇaspatim
Alors le Seigneur suprême—au-delà de l’univers tout entier—engendra Brahmā, le premier parmi les dieux, la divinité qui préside au savoir sacré (Brahmaṇaspati).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Emanation of Brahmā at the start of the creation sequence.
FAQs
It establishes Shiva (the transcendent Pati) as the ultimate source even of Brahmā, showing that all creative power and sacred knowledge arise by Shiva’s will, not independently.
By presenting Shiva as the supreme Lord who manifests the creator, the verse supports Saguna worship (such as Linga worship) as devotion to the very source from whom all cosmic functions—including creation—proceed.
Contemplate Shiva as viśvādhika (beyond the universe) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” recognizing Brahmā and all gods as empowered by Shiva; offer Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder of Shiva’s supremacy over worldly creation.