Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 69
सर्गविभागवर्णनम्
Classification of Creation: the Nine Sargas and the Streams of Beings
शर्वर्यंते प्रसूतानां तान्येवैभ्यो ददावजः । यथर्तावृतुलिंगानि नानारूपाणि पर्यये । दृश्यंते तानि तान्येव तथा भावा युगादिषु । इत्येष करणोद्भूतो लोकसर्गस्स्वयंभुवः
śarvaryaṃte prasūtānāṃ tānyevaibhyo dadāvajaḥ | yathartāvṛtuliṃgāni nānārūpāṇi paryaye | dṛśyaṃte tāni tānyeva tathā bhāvā yugādiṣu | ityeṣa karaṇodbhūto lokasargassvayaṃbhuvaḥ
融解の夜が明けきるとき、不生の主アジャは、これらの衆生に以前と同じ器具と能力とを授けた。季節の徴がめぐり来て、順次に多様な姿を現すように、同じ存在の相もまた、諸ユガの初めに再び現れる。かくして、顕現の器たる作用因より生ずる、スヴァヤンブーの自生の世界創造が説かれる。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: pralaya-śarvarī and punar-sṛṣṭi at yuga-ādi; restoration of karaṇas (instruments/capacities)
FAQs
It teaches the cyclical nature of creation: beings re-enter manifestation with their prior karmic instruments, showing that liberation comes by transcending the causal bonds (pāśa) rather than expecting the cycle to end by time alone.
By emphasizing recurring cosmic order, it points devotees to the timeless Lord (Pati) who remains constant beyond cycles; Linga-worship centers the mind on that unchanging reality while the world repeatedly manifests and dissolves.
Contemplate impermanence and karmic continuity while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); support the practice with Shaiva disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady japa to loosen attachment to recurring worldly states.