Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26
लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा-माहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of Liṅga Installation
अहमेवादिकर्तास्य हर्ता च परिपालकः । भवानपि ममैवांगादवतीर्णः पुराव्ययात्
ahamevādikartāsya hartā ca paripālakaḥ | bhavānapi mamaivāṃgādavatīrṇaḥ purāvyayāt
“Akulah satu-satunya pencipta asal alam semesta ini, yang menariknya kembali pada saat pralaya, dan pelindungnya. Engkau juga, pada zaman dahulu, turun dari anggota-Ku sendiri—daripada Aku, Yang Tidak Binasa.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle governance (implied)
FAQs
The verse establishes Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution—while also affirming His imperishable transcendence. It points the seeker toward surrender to Shiva as the ultimate source and refuge beyond change.
By declaring Shiva as the cosmic governor and imperishable reality, the verse supports Linga worship as a Saguna focus for the mind: the Linga symbolizes the one Lord who pervades all functions yet remains untouched, enabling devotion to lead toward realization of His transcendence.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler (Pati) while chanting the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and contemplate the three cosmic acts (sṛṣṭi, sthiti, saṃhāra) as movements within His imperishable presence; Tripuṇḍra and Rudrāksha may be adopted as Shaiva supports to steadiness and remembrance.