Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation
ततोऽहं शंकरेणाथ प्रेरितोंऽतर्गतेन ह । द्विधा कृत्वात्मनो देहं द्विरूपश्चाभवं मुने
tato'haṃ śaṃkareṇātha preritoṃ'targatena ha | dvidhā kṛtvātmano dehaṃ dvirūpaścābhavaṃ mune
त्यानंतर अंतःस्थित नाथ शंकराच्या प्रेरणेने मी माझा देह द्विधा केला; आणि हे मुने, मी द्विरूप झालो.
Brahmā (narrating the process of creation under Śiva’s inner guidance)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It presents Śiva as the Antaryāmin (inner ruler) who empowers even Brahmā’s creative function—showing that all action becomes effective only through Pati (Śiva) directing the soul (pāśu) from within.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s active lordship: Śaṅkara enters and impels creation. Linga-worship honors this same Lord as the indwelling, governing presence who manifests forms while remaining transcendent.
Meditate on Śiva as ‘antargata’—present in the heart—while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating surrender so one’s actions align with Śiva’s inner guidance.