Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
रुद्ररथ-निर्माणवर्णनम् / Description of Rudra’s Divine Chariot Construction
स्वल्पाक्षरैस्संब्रवीमि किं बहूक्त्या मुनीश्वर । ब्रह्मांडे चैव यत्किंचिद्वस्तुतद्वै रथे स्मृतम्
svalpākṣaraissaṃbravīmi kiṃ bahūktyā munīśvara | brahmāṃḍe caiva yatkiṃcidvastutadvai rathe smṛtam
Dengan beberapa patah kata akan kukatakan—apalah perlunya banyak bicara, wahai tuan para muni. Apa jua yang wujud di dalam Brahmāṇḍa (alam semesta), semuanya diingati sebagai terkandung dalam kereta itu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Cosmic Event: Brahmāṇḍa-totality compressed into a single ratha (sarva-saṅgraha / viśvarūpa motif).
FAQs
It teaches a Shaiva vision of wholeness: the cosmos is not separate from the divine order. By stating that all within the Brahmāṇḍa is contained in the chariot, the text points to a sacred, integrated reality where the Lord’s power can encompass and govern the entire universe.
Like the Śiva-liṅga that symbolizes the totality of existence in a concentrated form, the “chariot” here functions as a Saguna symbol that gathers the vast universe into a single comprehensible focus—supporting devotional contemplation of Shiva’s all-pervading sovereignty.
A practical takeaway is meditative visualization: contemplate the universe as held within Shiva’s divine order while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating inner stillness and a sense of cosmic unity.