Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
हंस-वराह-रूपग्रहण-कारणम्
The Reason for Assuming the Swan and Boar Forms
तं चासाधकमाज्ञाय पुनश्चिंतयतश्च मे । अभवत्सात्त्विकस्सर्ग ऊर्ध्वस्रोता इति द्रुतम्
taṃ cāsādhakamājñāya punaściṃtayataśca me | abhavatsāttvikassarga ūrdhvasrotā iti drutam
ครั้นรู้ว่าเขาก็ไม่เกื้อกูลต่อความสำเร็จ แล้วเราครุ่นคิดอีกครั้ง ไม่นานสรรค์สร้างแบบสัตตวะก็อุบัติขึ้นโดยเร็ว เรียกว่า ‘อูรธวสโรตัส’ คือกระแสไหลขึ้น
Brahmā (narrating the process of creation within the Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa, as relayed in the Purāṇic dialogue)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Sāttvika/ūrdhvasrotas emergence: an upward-tending stream indicating relative luminosity and fitness for higher dharma.
FAQs
It distinguishes a higher, sāttvika mode of manifestation—‘upward-flowing’—indicating a creation oriented toward purity, knowledge, and liberation rather than outward entanglement.
The upward-flowing tendency reflects the inner turn toward Shiva as Pati (the Lord) through sāttvika living and devotion; such purity supports Saguna Shiva-upāsanā and steadies the mind for Linga-bhakti.
Cultivate sāttvika discipline—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), clean conduct, and steady contemplation—so the ‘current’ of awareness moves upward toward Shiva rather than outward into distraction.