Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
शिवस्य परापरब्रह्मस्वरूपनिर्णयः / Determination of Śiva as Higher and Lower Brahman
हेतुर्नेताधिपस्तेषां धाता चोक्ता महेश्वरः । विराड्ढिरण्यगर्भात्मा कैश्चिदीशो निगद्यते
heturnetādhipasteṣāṃ dhātā coktā maheśvaraḥ | virāḍḍhiraṇyagarbhātmā kaiścidīśo nigadyate
Mahādeva dinyatakan sebagai Punca, sebagai Penuntun dan Tuhan yang memerintah atas semuanya, serta sebagai Pemelihara (Dhātā). Ada pula yang menyebut Tuhan Tertinggi sebagai Diri yang bersemayam di dalam Virāṭ (rupa kosmik) dan Hiraṇyagarbha (prinsip pencipta kosmik).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It establishes Shiva (Maheshvara) as Pati—the supreme Cause, inner guide, and sustainer—while cosmic principles like Virat and Hiranyagarbha are presented as dependent expressions within His lordship.
By affirming Shiva as the indwelling Lord of the cosmos, the verse supports Saguna worship (such as Linga-upasana) as a valid means to approach the transcendent Pati who pervades and governs all forms.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler (Īśa) of all tattvas while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating the insight that all cosmic powers rest in Maheshvara.