Shloka 6
Śiva–Hari–Rudra–Vidhīnāṃ Tattva-nirṇayaḥ
Identity of Śiva, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Brahmā; Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Reconciliation
तन्नाभिकमले यो वै जातस्स च पितामहः । तेनैव तपसा दृष्टस्स वै विष्णुरुदाहृतः
tannābhikamale yo vai jātassa ca pitāmahaḥ | tenaiva tapasā dṛṣṭassa vai viṣṇurudāhṛtaḥ
ผู้ที่บังเกิดบนดอกบัวจากพระนาภีนั้น คือปิตามหะพรหมา และด้วยตบะนั้นเอง ผู้ที่ได้ประจักษ์ก็ประกาศว่าเป็น “วิษณุ”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: Cosmogonic emergence (Brahmā from navel-lotus)
FAQs
It links cosmic origins with inner discipline: Brahmā arises from the navel-lotus, and true recognition of divine reality comes through tapas (austerity and concentrated spiritual effort), a key Shaiva theme that realization is attained by purification and divine permission.
In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā, such statements typically prepare the ground for Jyotirliṅga theology: even great deities like Brahmā and Viṣṇu are situated within a higher Shaiva framework where the Supreme is ultimately known through disciplined seeking—later expressed in Liṅga worship as the accessible Saguna form of the transcendent.
Tapas is emphasized: steady japa (especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), regulated living, and focused meditation—supported by Shaiva aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—are the practical takeaway for attaining right vision.