Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
नारायणं पुनर्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्माणमसृजत्पुनः । एवं कल्पेषु कल्पेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
nārāyaṇaṃ punarbrahmā brahmāṇamasṛjatpunaḥ | evaṃ kalpeṣu kalpeṣu brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
Vez após vez, Brahmā faz surgir Nārāyaṇa, e vez após vez Nārāyaṇa faz surgir Brahmā. Assim, de kalpa em kalpa, a tríade—Brahmā, Viṣṇu e Maheśvara—manifesta-se repetidamente segundo a ordem cósmica.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: repeating kalpa cycles; concealment of ultimate supremacy behind role-based mutual origination
FAQs
It emphasizes the repetitive, cyclical nature of cosmic manifestation (kalpas) and points beyond it to Maheśvara as the enduring Lord (Pati) whose sovereignty is not exhausted by creation and dissolution.
By showing that Brahmā and Viṣṇu recur within cycles, the text prepares the devotee to seek the stable refuge of Maheśvara—worshiped as the Liṅga (the enduring sign of the Supreme) and as Saguna Śiva for grace within the world.
Contemplate the impermanence of kalpa-bound roles and steady the mind in Śiva as the constant Lord; practically, this aligns with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and Liṅga-dhyāna as the unchanging support amid cosmic change.