Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
ब्रह्मनारदसम्वादः सम्पूर्णः कथितो मया । शिवस्सर्वप्रधानो हि किं भूयश्श्रोतुमिच्छसि
brahmanāradasamvādaḥ sampūrṇaḥ kathito mayā | śivassarvapradhāno hi kiṃ bhūyaśśrotumicchasi
ဗြဟ္မာနှင့် နာရဒတို့၏ ဆွေးနွေးပွဲကို ငါသည် အပြည့်အစုံ ပြောကြားပြီးပြီ။ အမှန်တကယ် ရှိဝသည် အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး အရှင်၊ အရာအားလုံးထဲတွင် အဓိကအမြတ်ဆုံး ဖြစ်၏။ ထပ်မံ၍ မည်သည်ကို နားထောင်လိုသနည်း။
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse seals the teaching that all narratives ultimately point to one conclusion: Śiva is Pati—the supreme Lord—so hearing, reflection, and devotion should culminate in steadiness of Śiva-bhakti and the pursuit of liberation through His grace.
By declaring Śiva as “sarva-pradhāna,” it legitimizes all Śaiva upāsanā—especially Liṅga worship—as a direct approach to the Supreme, where the visible Saguna form (Liṅga/Śiva-mūrti) leads the devotee toward the highest reality upheld by Śiva.
The takeaway is to shift from mere curiosity to practice: daily Śiva-nāma japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with simple Liṅga-pūjā, cultivating surrender to Śiva as the supreme refuge.