Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तथा स्वकर्मणैकेन प्ररोहमुपयांति वै । ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्राश्च स शिवः परिगीयते

Transliteration

tathā svakarmaṇaikena prarohamupayāṃti vai | brahmā viṣṇuśca rudrāśca sa śivaḥ parigīyate

Translation

ಹಾಗೆಯೇ, ಅವನ ಏಕೈಕ ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮದಿಂದಲೇ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ರುದ್ರರು; ಅವನೇ ಆ ಶಿವನೆಂದು ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

स्वकर्मणाby (one's) own action

एकेनby one (alone)

प्ररोहम्growth, ascent, rise

उपयान्तिthey attain, they go to

वैindeed, surely

ब्रह्माBrahmā

विष्णुःViṣṇu

चand

रुद्राःRudras

चand

सःhe, that one

शिवःŚiva

परिगीयतेis sung/praised, is proclaimed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: appointment/manifestation of functional deities (Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudras)

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Brahma

Vishnu

Rudras

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) whose single sovereign power gives rise to the cosmic roles of creation, preservation, and dissolution, showing that all divine functions ultimately depend on Him.

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

By declaring Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the Rudras as manifestations arising through Śiva’s one power, it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga worship—as the accessible form of the Supreme who contains all cosmic offices within Himself.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the inner source of all functions while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering worship to the Linga as the unified ground of creation, sustenance, and dissolution.