Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
सर्गविभागवर्णनम्
Classification of Creation: the Nine Sargas and the Streams of Beings
पुरस्तादसृजद्ब्रह्मा धर्मं संकल्पमेव च । इत्येते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा द्वादशादौ प्रकीर्तिताः । सह रुद्रेण संभूताः पुराणा गृहमेधिनः
purastādasṛjadbrahmā dharmaṃ saṃkalpameva ca | ityete brahmaṇaḥ putrā dvādaśādau prakīrtitāḥ | saha rudreṇa saṃbhūtāḥ purāṇā gṛhamedhinaḥ
Pada permulaan, Brahmā mencipta Dharma dan juga Saṅkalpa (kuasa niat). Mereka ini disebut sebagai dua belas putera utama Brahmā. Mereka muncul bersama Rudra—para leluhur purba yang menegakkan tata hidup berumah tangga (gṛhamedhin).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga setting; the verse foregrounds Dharma and Saṅkalpa as primordial principles and links progenitors with Rudra, emphasizing cosmic order.
Cosmic Event: Establishment of sustaining order: Dharma (normative structure) and Saṅkalpa (intentionality) are created ‘in the beginning’; together with Rudra they support the gṛhastha-based continuity of society and ritual.
FAQs
It links cosmic creation to two inner pillars—Dharma (right order) and Saṅkalpa (right intention)—and shows that Rudra stands alongside creation as the divine power by which beings and their life-stages function. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, intention becomes purified when aligned to Pati (Shiva), leading the soul away from pasha (bondage) toward right living.
Rudra’s presence “together with” the progenitors implies that Shiva is not absent from worldly life; Saguna Shiva (worshiped as the Linga) sanctifies dharma and household duties when offered back to Him. Linga worship trains saṅkalpa—making one-pointed devotion and ethical conduct part of spiritual practice.
Form a clear saṅkalpa before Shiva worship—mentally dedicating actions to Rudra—then maintain dharmic conduct as an offering. Practically, this can be joined with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Shiva-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of disciplined intention.