Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
कल्पान्तरे पुनर्ब्रह्मा रुद्रविष्णू जगन्मयः । विष्णुश्च भगवान्रुद्रं ब्रह्माणमसृजत्पुनः
kalpāntare punarbrahmā rudraviṣṇū jaganmayaḥ | viṣṇuśca bhagavānrudraṃ brahmāṇamasṛjatpunaḥ
കല്പാന്തത്തിൽ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് വീണ്ടും പ്രത്യക്ഷനാകുന്നു; റുദ്രനും വിഷ്ണുവും ജഗന്മയരായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു. ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണു വീണ്ടും റുദ്രനെയും ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെയും പ്രकटപ്പെടുത്തി.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: kalpānta recurrence; re-assignment/re-emergence of cosmic offices (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra)
FAQs
It emphasizes cyclical time (kalpa/pralaya) and the functional manifestation of divine powers in creation, preservation, and dissolution—while Shaiva Siddhanta holds Shiva (Pati) as the supreme ground, with Brahma and Vishnu operating as cosmic offices within that order.
By presenting Rudra as repeatedly manifested for cosmic dissolution and renewal, it supports Saguna Shiva worship—especially the Linga—as the accessible symbol of the transcendent Pati who empowers cosmic functions beyond any single cycle.
Meditate on Shiva as the timeless Pati beyond kalpas while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating detachment from cyclical change and seeking liberation rather than merely worldly continuity.