Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् — Causes and Pattern of Rudra’s Manifestation

Pratikalpa

Devanagari script

एवं घोरमहारूपो ब्रह्मपुत्रीं महेश्वरः । विज्ञानं ब्रह्मणे दत्त्वा सर्गे सहकरोति च

Transliteration

evaṃ ghoramahārūpo brahmaputrīṃ maheśvaraḥ | vijñānaṃ brahmaṇe dattvā sarge sahakaroti ca

Translation

かくして、畏るべき大いなる御姿のマヘーシュヴァラは、まず梵天の娘を顕現し、ついで梵天に真実の霊智を授け、創造の業においても彼と共に働かれる。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• घोर-महा-रूपः: of terrible, great form
• घोर-महा-रूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• ब्रह्म-पुत्रीम्: Brahmā’s daughter
• ब्रह्म-पुत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• विज्ञानम्: knowledge, discernment
• विज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having given’

• सर्गे: in creation
• सर्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locus)

• सह-करोति: assists, cooperates
• सह-करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गयुक्त धातु

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śiva as the transcendent Lord who empowers Brahmā with vijñāna and enables sarga.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-sarga (cyclic creation)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It establishes Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who grants vijñāna (liberating discernment) even to Brahmā, showing that creation proceeds under Śiva’s higher guidance and not merely by independent cosmic agency.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By describing Maheśvara’s ‘great and awe-inspiring form’ and His active governance of creation, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord (often adored as the Liṅga) who bestows knowledge and orders the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to seek vijñāna through Śiva-upāsanā: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplative inquiry into Śiva as the inner Guru who illumines the intellect.