Shloka 27
Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention
Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative
पूर्वस्यां दिशि पुत्रं तु वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः । स्थापयामास सर्वात्मा राज्ये विश्वपतिर्विभुः
pūrvasyāṃ diśi putraṃ tu vairājasya prajāpateḥ | sthāpayāmāsa sarvātmā rājye viśvapatirvibhuḥ
पूर्व दिशेत सर्वात्मा, विश्वपति, विभू यांनी प्रजापती वैराजाच्या पुत्राला राज्यावर स्थापिले।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, with the verse describing the cosmic Lord’s ordinance)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord (Pati) as the inner Self and universal ruler who establishes dharmic order in creation—showing that governance and worldly order are also expressions of divine ordinance when aligned with dharma.
Though the verse is administrative in tone, it points to Saguna Shiva as Viśvapati who actively sustains the world; Linga-worship honors this sustaining Presence that is both immanent (sarvātmā) and sovereign (viśvapatī).
A practical takeaway is to cultivate inner alignment with Shiva’s order through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a dharma-sankalpa (vow of righteous action), viewing one’s duties as service to the Sarvātmā.