Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
स्रष्टा त्वं भगवानाद्यः पालकः परमार्थतः । अहं च तपसाराध्य रुद्रं त्रिदशनायकम्
sraṣṭā tvaṃ bhagavānādyaḥ pālakaḥ paramārthataḥ | ahaṃ ca tapasārādhya rudraṃ tridaśanāyakam
Wahai Tuhan Yang Purba, Engkaulah sahaja Pencipta dan Pemelihara yang sejati. Dan aku, dengan tapa, menyembah Rudra—pemimpin para dewa.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms Pati-tattva: Rudra (Shiva) is the ultimate Lord behind creation and preservation, and even Brahma approaches Him through tapas, showing that divine grace is attained by devotion and inner discipline.
By naming Rudra as the supreme leader and sustainer, the verse supports Saguna worship (Rudra-Shiva with attributes) as a valid and exalted approach—often expressed in the Purana through Linga-upasana as the accessible form of the transcendent Lord.
Tapas-oriented Shiva-upasana: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Rudra as the inner ruler, and disciplined worship (optionally with bhasma/Tripundra and Rudraksha) to cultivate purity and devotion.