Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda
Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace
बृहत्त्वाद्बृंहणत्वाच्च ब्रह्माहं ब्रह्मकेशवौ । समत्वाद्व्यापकत्वाच्च तथैवात्माहमर्भकौ
bṛhattvādbṛṃhaṇatvācca brahmāhaṃ brahmakeśavau | samatvādvyāpakatvācca tathaivātmāhamarbhakau
Parce que Je suis l’Immense, et parce que Je fais croître et s’étendre toutes choses, on Me nomme Brahmā; et ainsi, dans Ma propre puissance, Je suis aussi Brahmā et Keśava (Viṣṇu). Parce que Je suis égal envers tous et que Je pénètre tout, on Me nomme pareillement l’Ātman—ô enfant.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
It declares Shiva as the supreme reality who is both transcendent and immanent: the Vast that causes all growth, the inner Self of all beings, and the source in whom the functions named Brahmā and Viṣṇu operate—guiding the seeker toward surrender to Pati (Shiva) for liberation.
By stating that the all-pervading Atman is Shiva, the verse supports Linga worship as a concrete Saguna symbol through which devotees approach the Nirguna, all-pervading Shiva who is beyond names yet present in all names and cosmic functions.
Meditate on Shiva as the all-pervading Self while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate samatva (equanimity) as a devotional discipline—seeing Shiva present in all beings.