Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
ब्रह्मनारदसम्वादः सम्पूर्णः कथितो मया । शिवस्सर्वप्रधानो हि किं भूयश्श्रोतुमिच्छसि
brahmanāradasamvādaḥ sampūrṇaḥ kathito mayā | śivassarvapradhāno hi kiṃ bhūyaśśrotumicchasi
ខ្ញុំបានពោលបញ្ចប់ដោយពេញលេញ នូវសន្ទនារវាង ព្រះព្រហ្មា និង នារទៈ។ ព្រះសិវៈជាព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏អធិបតីខ្ពស់បំផុត និងជាអង្គដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុតក្នុងទាំងអស់; តើអ្នកនៅចង់ស្តាប់អ្វីទៀត?
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse seals the teaching that all narratives ultimately point to one conclusion: Śiva is Pati—the supreme Lord—so hearing, reflection, and devotion should culminate in steadiness of Śiva-bhakti and the pursuit of liberation through His grace.
By declaring Śiva as “sarva-pradhāna,” it legitimizes all Śaiva upāsanā—especially Liṅga worship—as a direct approach to the Supreme, where the visible Saguna form (Liṅga/Śiva-mūrti) leads the devotee toward the highest reality upheld by Śiva.
The takeaway is to shift from mere curiosity to practice: daily Śiva-nāma japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with simple Liṅga-pūjā, cultivating surrender to Śiva as the supreme refuge.