ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः
Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution
महासंहरणे प्राप्ते त्वया देव कृतात्मना करं ललाटे संविध्य वह्निरुत्पादितस्त्वया
mahāsaṃharaṇe prāpte tvayā deva kṛtātmanā karaṃ lalāṭe saṃvidhya vahnirutpāditastvayā
大いなる滅尽(マハー・サンハーラ)が迫ったとき、デーヴァよ—自制に安住する汝は—手を額に当て、汝によって火が生じた。かくして主はパティとして、定めの時に一切の絆(パーシャ)と諸世界を融かすサンハーラ・シャクティを顕す。
Suta Goswami (narrating an internal account of Shiva’s act during saṃhāra)
It highlights Shiva as the supreme Pati whose fiery power governs pralaya; Linga worship remembers this transcendent Lord beyond creation and dissolution, anchoring the devotee in the imperishable Shiva-tattva.
Shiva is shown as self-controlled (kṛtātmā) and sovereign over cosmic functions; the emergence of fire from his own being signifies his independent śakti, by which worlds and bondage are withdrawn at saṃhāra.
The imagery points to inner agni and mastery of consciousness centered at the forehead—suggestive of Pashupata-oriented inward absorption where the yogin seeks to burn impurities (mala) and loosen pāśa through Shiva-focused meditation.