Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
अर्को ब्रह्मा तथा रुद्रो विष्णुश्चैते विवस्वतः । विस्तारा पूर्वदिग्भागे सुतरां दक्षिणे स्थिताः
arko brahmā tathā rudro viṣṇuścaite vivasvataḥ | vistārā pūrvadigbhāge sutarāṃ dakṣiṇe sthitāḥ
വിവസ്വത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഇവർ ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു—അർക്ക, ബ്രഹ്മാ, രുദ്രൻ, വിഷ്ണു. അവരുടെ വ്യാപ്തികൾ കിഴക്കൻ ഭാഗത്തും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തെക്കൻ ദിക്കിലും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It frames the cosmic administration as emanational—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra function as manifested powers within the ordered universe, while Shaiva Siddhānta ultimately points beyond such directional and solar derivations to the Supreme Pati (Śiva) who transcends them.
Rudra here is a Saguna, functional manifestation within cosmic order; Linga worship, however, directs devotion to Shiva as the transcendent source in whom such functions arise and dissolve, making the Linga a unifying symbol beyond quarters and celestial hierarchies.
A practical takeaway is directional meditation: face east for clarity and auspicious beginnings, and contemplate the southern quarter as linked with dissolution/transformative power—while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to center awareness in Shiva beyond all directions.