Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
तत्तदैकीकृतं तत्त्वं चतुर्विंशतिसंख्यकम् । शिवेच्छया गृहीत्वा स सुष्वाप ब्रह्मरूपके
tattadaikīkṛtaṃ tattvaṃ caturviṃśatisaṃkhyakam | śivecchayā gṛhītvā sa suṣvāpa brahmarūpake
Kemudian prinsip-prinsip itu—dua puluh empat tattva—disatukan menjadi satu. Dengan kehendak Śiva, dia menghimpunkannya ke dalam dirinya lalu memasuki tidur dalam keadaan Brahmā, rupa Sang Pencipta.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: cosmic pralaya-like reabsorption (laya) of tattvas into the creator-principle under Śiva’s will
FAQs
It teaches that even the fundamental building-blocks of experience (the twenty-four tattvas) function under Śiva’s supreme will; creation and dissolution are not independent of Pati (Śiva), but occur through His governance.
By showing Brahmā’s creator-state as dependent on Śiva’s icchā, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga worship) as worship of the supreme Lord who empowers all cosmic functions, including creation.
A practical takeaway is icchā-śakti contemplation: meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler of all tattvas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering the sense of doership and the elements of experience back to Śiva.