Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti
स एव जगतः कर्ता महादेवो महेश्वराः । पाता हर्ता च सर्वस्य ततः पृथगनन्वयः
sa eva jagataḥ kartā mahādevo maheśvarāḥ | pātā hartā ca sarvasya tataḥ pṛthagananvayaḥ
彼こそ唯一、宇宙の創造者――マハーデーヴァ、偉大なる主マヘーシュヴァラ。彼こそ唯一、万物を護り、また万物を収めて引き戻す。ゆえに彼は一切と異なり、比肩する相手も等しきものもない。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: cosmic creation-preservation-dissolution (implicit)
FAQs
It establishes Shiva (Pati) as the sole source of creation, preservation, and dissolution, affirming His unsurpassed sovereignty and guiding the seeker toward exclusive refuge in Mahadeva for liberation.
By declaring one Supreme Lord behind all cosmic functions, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—as a focused means to approach the transcendent Shiva who is ultimately beyond all comparisons.
A practical takeaway is single-pointed devotion through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namah Shivaya”) with Shiva-dhyana, reinforcing surrender to Mahadeva as the one protector and liberator.