Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
शब्दब्रह्मतनुवर्णनम् — Description of the Form of Śabda-Brahman
अनेकाब्दं तथा चाप्सु दिव्यमंडं व्यवस्थितम् । ततो वर्षसहस्रांते द्विधाकृतमजोद्भवम्
anekābdaṃ tathā cāpsu divyamaṃḍaṃ vyavasthitam | tato varṣasahasrāṃte dvidhākṛtamajodbhavam
അനേകം വർഷങ്ങൾ ആ ദിവ്യ മണ്ടലം ജലത്തിനുള്ളിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ആയിരം വർഷം പൂർത്തിയായപ്പോൾ, അജ-ഉദ്ഭവ തത്ത്വം രണ്ടായി പിളർന്ന് പ്രകാശിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Mantra: अनेकाब्दं तथा चाप्सु दिव्यमंडं व्यवस्थितम् । ततो वर्षसहस्रांते द्विधाकृतमजोद्भवम्
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: cosmic gestation in primordial waters; timed unfolding (thousand-year period) and first differentiation (dvidhā)
FAQs
It frames creation as a timed unfolding within the primordial waters, where the ‘cosmic egg’ matures and then divides—implying that manifestation is orderly and dependent on the Supreme principle (Pati), not random.
The ‘divine orb’ imagery supports Saguna contemplation: devotees meditate on a concrete symbol of the unmanifest becoming manifest—aligned with Linga-worship as a sacred support for realizing Shiva as the causal ground beyond form.
A contemplative practice is hinted: meditate on the source of creation while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), visualizing the cosmos arising from the Supreme—supporting inward steadiness rather than external agitation.