Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 75
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
ब्रह्मांडाधारका रुद्रा दशदिक्षु व्यवस्थिताः । यद्गौड यच्च मामेयं यद्वा शाक्तं ततः परम्
brahmāṃḍādhārakā rudrā daśadikṣu vyavasthitāḥ | yadgauḍa yacca māmeyaṃ yadvā śāktaṃ tataḥ param
ब्रह्मांडाला धारण करणारे रुद्र दहा दिशांत स्थित आहेत. जे ‘गौड’ म्हणून ओळखले जाते, जे ‘मामेय’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध आहे आणि जे ‘शाक्त’ म्हणतात—या सर्वांच्या पलीकडे परम रुद्र आहेत।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching to the sages)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: rudram
Cosmic Event: dig-vyavasthā: Rudras stationed in ten directions upholding brahmāṇḍa; doctrinal transcendence over sectarian labels
FAQs
It declares Rudra’s cosmic sovereignty: the Rudras pervade and guard all directions, and the Supreme Rudra transcends all limited religious labels, pointing the seeker to Pati—Shiva—as the highest refuge.
By presenting Rudra as the universal support present in every direction, it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a concrete focus for devotion, while affirming that Shiva ultimately surpasses all sectarian boundaries and conceptual divisions.
A practical takeaway is directional remembrance of Rudra—mentally invoking Shiva in all ten directions—along with steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to align one’s mind with the Supreme beyond all labels.