Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
इतीदृशानामण्डानां कोट्यो ज्ञेयाः सहस्रशः । सर्वगत्वात्प्रधानस्य तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधः स्थिताः
itīdṛśānāmaṇḍānāṃ koṭyo jñeyāḥ sahasraśaḥ | sarvagatvātpradhānasya tiryagūrdhvamadhaḥ sthitāḥ
ഇത്തരം അണ്ഡങ്ങളുടെ (ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡങ്ങളുടെ) ആയിരങ്ങളായ കോടികൾ ഉണ്ടെന്ന് അറിയുക. പ്രധാനം സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായതിനാൽ അവ തിര്യക്, ഊർധ്വ, അധഃ—എല്ലായിടത്തും സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: multiverse (innumerable brahmāṇḍas) within all-pervading Pradhāna
FAQs
It expands the seeker’s vision from a single world to innumerable universes, emphasizing that creation is vast and pervaded by Pradhāna, while Shiva (Pati) remains the sovereign reality who transcends and governs it—supporting detachment and aspiration for moksha.
The Linga signifies Shiva as the all-containing, all-transcending Lord: even if universes are countless and spread in all directions within Nature (Pradhāna), Shiva is worshipped as the supreme Pati who is not limited by any single cosmos and is accessible through Saguna worship.
A contemplative practice is implied: while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditate on the vastness of creation pervaded by Pradhāna and rest the mind in Shiva as the liberating Lord beyond it; optionally support this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to Shaiva remembrance.