Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma
इति ते कर्म कथितं सृष्टिप्रावर्तकं पुनः । नामान्येते वदिष्यंति सुता मे तव तत्त्वतः
iti te karma kathitaṃ sṛṣṭiprāvartakaṃ punaḥ | nāmānyete vadiṣyaṃti sutā me tava tattvataḥ
かくして我は、創造を動かし始めるその行為を、汝に再び説き明かした。いま我が娘たちが、真実のタットヴァに則り、これらの名を汝に宣言するであろう。
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: initiation of creation (sṛṣṭi-pravartana) in cyclical cosmology
FAQs
It emphasizes that cosmic activity (creation’s initiation) is not random but governed by tattva—true spiritual principle—pointing the seeker to see the world as operating under Shiva’s higher order and purpose.
By highlighting “names” to be declared, it supports Saguna devotion through nāma (divine names) and narration; in Shaiva practice, such names and accounts culminate in focused worship of Shiva, often centered on the Linga as the accessible form of the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (recollection/recitation of Shiva-related divine names) with tattva-bhāvanā—contemplating their inner meaning—optionally paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady Shaiva discipline.