Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 122
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
बोधकश्च तयोर्नित्यमनुग्रहकरः प्रभुः । अंडस्यांतर्बहिर्वर्ती रुद्रो लोकद्वयाधिपः
bodhakaśca tayornityamanugrahakaraḥ prabhuḥ | aṃḍasyāṃtarbahirvartī rudro lokadvayādhipaḥ
Tuhan itu—yang sentiasa membangkitkan mereka berdua dan pemberi rahmat yang tetap—ialah Rudra, pemerintah kedua-dua alam, yang menetap di dalam telur kosmik dan juga di luarnya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Immanence and transcendence: Rudra pervades inside the brahmāṇḍa and also stands beyond it; lordship over ‘two realms’ (interpretable as vyakta/avyakta or laukika/para).
FAQs
It presents Rudra as Pati—the supreme Lord—who both enlightens the bound souls and grants anugraha (saving grace), remaining immanent within creation and transcendent beyond it.
Since Rudra is said to dwell both within and beyond the brahmāṇḍa, the Linga becomes a Saguna support for devotion and contemplation of the same transcendent Lord who also pervades all forms.
Meditate on Rudra as the indwelling and transcendent Lord while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya), praying specifically for anugraha—inner awakening and release from pasha (bondage).