Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
प्रवर्तकं च प्रकृतेस्सर्वस्य प्रपितामहम् । सर्वविग्रहमीशं हि त्वां नमामि च सर्वतः
pravartakaṃ ca prakṛtessarvasya prapitāmaham | sarvavigrahamīśaṃ hi tvāṃ namāmi ca sarvataḥ
ഹേ പ്രഭോ! പ്രകൃതിയെ പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനും സർവ്വജഗത്തിന്റെ ആദി പ്രപിതാമഹനും നീയാണ്. നീ സർവ്വരൂപധാരി ഈശ്വരൻ; അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ സർവ്വദിക്കിലും സർവ്വവിധവും നിന്നെ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു.
A devotee/warrior addressing Lord Shiva in praise (within Suta Goswami’s narration in the Rudrasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Significance: By naming Śiva as the impeller of Prakṛti, the verse frames bondage (pāśa) as rooted in prakṛti/māyā’s evolutes, yet under Śiva’s governance—encouraging surrender so that the same cosmic process becomes a path to liberation through grace.
Mantra: प्रवर्तकं च प्रकृतेस्सर्वस्य प्रपितामहम् । सर्वविग्रहमीशं हि त्वां नमामि च सर्वतः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: cosmogenesis implied: activation of prakṛti leading to manifestation of forms
FAQs
It declares Shiva as the supreme Pati: the one who activates Prakriti and yet transcends it, capable of manifesting as all forms—inviting total surrender and all-pervasive remembrance leading toward liberation.
Calling Shiva “sarvavigraha” supports Saguna worship—Shiva can be adored in any sacred form, including the Linga—while also implying the formless truth behind every form, harmonizing Nirguna and Saguna devotion.
Practice all-directional salutation (sarvataḥ-namaskāra) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Shiva as the inner ruler who pervades every form and place.