Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation
ततोऽहं शंकरेणाथ प्रेरितोंऽतर्गतेन ह । द्विधा कृत्वात्मनो देहं द्विरूपश्चाभवं मुने
tato'haṃ śaṃkareṇātha preritoṃ'targatena ha | dvidhā kṛtvātmano dehaṃ dvirūpaścābhavaṃ mune
പിന്നീട് അന്തർഗതനായ നാഥൻ ശങ്കരന്റെ പ്രേരണയാൽ ഞാൻ എന്റെ ദേഹത്തെ രണ്ടായി വിഭജിച്ചു; ഹേ മുനേ, അങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ ദ്വിരൂപനായി.
Brahmā (narrating the process of creation under Śiva’s inner guidance)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Śiva as antaryāmin enters/abides within Brahmā, directing the bifurcation that enables further sarga.
FAQs
It presents Śiva as the Antaryāmin (inner ruler) who empowers even Brahmā’s creative function—showing that all action becomes effective only through Pati (Śiva) directing the soul (pāśu) from within.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s active lordship: Śaṅkara enters and impels creation. Linga-worship honors this same Lord as the indwelling, governing presence who manifests forms while remaining transcendent.
Meditate on Śiva as ‘antargata’—present in the heart—while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating surrender so one’s actions align with Śiva’s inner guidance.