Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28

रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā

Devanagari script

त्वया सह जगत्सर्वं स्रक्ष्याम्यत्र न संशयः । एवं विष्णुमुपालभ्य भगवानब्जसम्भवः

Transliteration

tvayā saha jagatsarvaṃ srakṣyāmyatra na saṃśayaḥ | evaṃ viṣṇumupālabhya bhagavānabjasambhavaḥ

Translation

«ພ້ອມກັບເຈົ້າ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະສ້າງສັນຈັກກະວານທັງໝົດນີ້—ບໍ່ມີຄວາມສົງໄສ» ເມື່ອໄດ້ກ່າວກັບ ວິສນຸ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພຣະຜູ້ເກີດຈາກດອກບົວ (ພຣະພຣະຫມາ) ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ກ່າວວາຈາ.

Word by Word

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Sahartha/Karana (सहार्थ/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सह-योगे करणार्थे

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; जगत् इति विशेषण

• स्रक्ष्यामि: I shall create
• स्रक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

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

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• उप-आलभ्य: having addressed/approached
• उप-आलभ्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रयोग (gerund), ‘having addressed/approached’ (upālabhya)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• अब्ज-सम्भवः: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• अब्ज-सम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अब्द्जात् सम्भवः’ इति; भगवान् इति विशेष्यस्य उपाधि

Speaker

Brahma (Abjasambhava) addressing Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa (implied creation cycle)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that cosmic creation is not an isolated act of an individual deity but a coordinated function within the divine order; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such powers ultimately operate under Pati (Śiva), the supreme regulator and giver of grace.

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

By showing Brahmā addressing Viṣṇu to commence creation, the text prepares the reader for the Shaiva conclusion that even exalted gods function within Śiva’s cosmic governance; Linga worship centers on that supreme source (Śiva) who transcends yet supports all forms (saguṇa and nirguṇa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin actions with remembrance of the supreme Lord—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mental offering to Śiva—so one’s work aligns with dharma rather than ego-driven “doership.”