Shloka 6
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
न तद्व्योम महत्तेजो व्यक्तान्तश्चाभवत्ततः । रुद्रसाधारणं चैव चिह्नितं विकृताकृति
na tadvyoma mahattejo vyaktāntaścābhavattataḥ | rudrasādhāraṇaṃ caiva cihnitaṃ vikṛtākṛti
அப்போது அந்தப் பெருவானம் மாபெரும் தேஜஸாக ஒளிர்ந்தது; அதிலிருந்து வெளிப்படையான ஒரு எல்லை—ஒரு நிர்ணய வடிவு—உதித்தது. அது ருத்ரனுக்கே உரிய அடையாளத்தால் குறியிடப்பட்ட, வியப்பூட்டும் அபூர்வ உருவமாயிருந்தது।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: theophany: emergence of a bounded form from all-pervading radiance
FAQs
It points to Rudra as the Supreme whose presence transforms vast space into conscious radiance, revealing a “manifest limit” so devotees can perceive and approach the otherwise immeasurable Reality.
The verse describes the transition from the ungraspable (vast sky) to a perceivable, marked manifestation “belonging to Rudra,” aligning with Saguna worship where Shiva is approached through a recognizable sign (cihna), such as the Linga or a distinct divine form.
Meditate on Rudra as luminous consciousness (tejas) and then contemplate His accessible manifestation with reverence; practically, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) suits this movement from the formless to the graciously revealed form.