Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
कल्पान्तरे पुनर्ब्रह्मा रुद्रविष्णू जगन्मयः । विष्णुश्च भगवान्रुद्रं ब्रह्माणमसृजत्पुनः
kalpāntare punarbrahmā rudraviṣṇū jaganmayaḥ | viṣṇuśca bhagavānrudraṃ brahmāṇamasṛjatpunaḥ
Pada penghujung suatu kitaran kosmik, Brahmā muncul kembali; Rudra dan Viṣṇu—yang meresapi seluruh jagat—meneruskan tugas-tugas ilahi. Dan Bhagavān Viṣṇu sekali lagi menzahirkan Rudra serta memperlihatkan Brahmā baharu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: kalpānta recurrence; re-assignment/re-emergence of cosmic offices (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra)
FAQs
It emphasizes cyclical time (kalpa/pralaya) and the functional manifestation of divine powers in creation, preservation, and dissolution—while Shaiva Siddhanta holds Shiva (Pati) as the supreme ground, with Brahma and Vishnu operating as cosmic offices within that order.
By presenting Rudra as repeatedly manifested for cosmic dissolution and renewal, it supports Saguna Shiva worship—especially the Linga—as the accessible symbol of the transcendent Pati who empowers cosmic functions beyond any single cycle.
Meditate on Shiva as the timeless Pati beyond kalpas while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating detachment from cyclical change and seeking liberation rather than merely worldly continuity.