Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
शिष्यस्स्वयंभुवो देवस्सर्वप्रत्यक्षदृग्वशी । आज्ञायां मरुतो यस्य संस्थितास्सप्तसप्तकाः
śiṣyassvayaṃbhuvo devassarvapratyakṣadṛgvaśī | ājñāyāṃ maruto yasya saṃsthitāssaptasaptakāḥ
तो स्वयम्भू देव (ब्रह्मा) यांचे शिष्य, दिव्य आणि सर्व प्रत्यक्ष पाहणाऱ्यांनाही वश करणारे आहेत; ज्यांच्या आज्ञेत मरुत सात-सात अशा सात गणांत स्थित आहेत।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents divine sovereignty as the hallmark of the Supreme: even cosmic powers like the Maruts function only within higher command, pointing to Pati (the Lord) as the ultimate governor who brings order to the seen world and to inner forces.
Saguna Shiva, worshipped as the Linga, is revered as the visible focus of the Lord’s rulership over creation—devas and elements included. The verse supports Linga-worship as devotion to the One whose command sustains cosmic order.
A practical takeaway is prāṇa-discipline (regulated breath) with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating that the “winds” (maruts/prāṇas) become steady when placed under the Lord’s command through mantra and devotion.