Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
ग्रसामि त्वामहं विष्णो त्वमात्मानं यथा पुरा । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रतिबुद्ध्य पितामहम्
grasāmi tvāmahaṃ viṣṇo tvamātmānaṃ yathā purā | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā pratibuddhya pitāmaham
हे विष्णो! मी तुला ग्रास करीन—जसा तू पूर्वी आपल्या आत्मस्वरूपालाच ग्रास केले होतेस. त्याचे वचन ऐकून पितामह ब्रह्मा सत्यास जागृत झाले.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: mahapralaya
FAQs
It asserts Shiva as the transcendent Pati whose power can dissolve even the cosmic functions personified by Vishnu, and it shows that true knowledge arises when Brahma awakens to Shiva’s supreme reality beyond ego and role.
The verse points to Shiva’s sovereignty over creation and preservation; in Linga-worship, devotees approach that same supreme Lord in a Saguna symbol, acknowledging the One who can withdraw the universe back into Himself.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler (Pati) who dissolves bondage (pāśa); japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance supports this inward awakening.