Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
य एको भागवान्रुद्रो न द्वितीयो ऽस्ति कश्चन
ya eko bhāgavānrudro na dvitīyo 'sti kaścana
അവൻ ഒരുവനേ ഭഗവാൻ രുദ്രൻ; അവനു രണ്ടാമൻ ആരുമില്ല. അതുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ പരമ അദ്വിതീയൻ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: ya eko bhāgavānrudro na dvitīyo 'sti kaścana
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: Doctrinal summit: ekatva (oneness) of Bhagavān Rudra asserted—no second principle rivaling his lordship.
FAQs
It asserts Rudra (Śiva) as the sole Supreme Reality—Pati, the Lord of all—establishing that ultimate refuge and liberation are attained by turning to Him alone, not to competing “second” absolutes.
Though Śiva is ultimately one without a second, devotees approach Him through Saguna forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—as a focused symbol of the One Lord who pervades and transcends all names and forms.
Single-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) to Rudra is implied—practically expressed through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady contemplation of Śiva as the one Supreme Pati.