Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
विष्णु-ब्रह्म-विवाद-वर्णनम्
Description of the Viṣṇu–Brahmā Dispute and Brahmā’s Confusion
एतत्कमलपुष्पस्य पत्रारोहस्थलं ह्यधः । मत्कर्ता च स वै तत्र भविष्यति न संशयः
etatkamalapuṣpasya patrārohasthalaṃ hyadhaḥ | matkartā ca sa vai tatra bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
“ഈ താമരപ്പൂവിന്റെ താഴെ, അതിന്റെ ദളങ്ങൾ വേരുറക്കുന്ന സ്ഥാനത്തുതന്നെ എന്റെ കർത്താവ് (സൃഷ്ടികർത്താവ്) നിശ്ചയമായി ഉദിക്കും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.”
Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa)
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: cosmogonic search for the first cause (kāraṇa-anveṣaṇa)
FAQs
The verse points to the ordered unfolding of creation: even exalted beings like Viṣṇu recognize a higher causal principle and the destined appearance of the creator (Brahmā). In a Śaiva-Siddhānta reading, it subtly reinforces that cosmic functions (creation, maintenance, dissolution) occur under the supreme Lord’s governance, not by independent power.
By showing that creators and sustainers arise within a larger divine order, the text prepares the devotee to seek the ultimate refuge in Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord). Saguna worship—especially of Śiva as Liṅga—centers devotion on the transcendent source who empowers all cosmic roles.
A practical takeaway is contemplative japa and surrender: meditate on the source of all origins while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating humility that even cosmic powers depend on the Supreme.