Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation
देवाश्च ऋषयश्चैव दैत्याश्चैव प्रजज्ञिरे । वृक्षाश्च पक्षिणश्चैव सर्वे पर्वतवीरुधः
devāśca ṛṣayaścaiva daityāścaiva prajajñire | vṛkṣāśca pakṣiṇaścaiva sarve parvatavīrudhaḥ
ต่อจากนั้น เหล่าเทวะและฤๅษี ตลอดจนพวกไทตยะก็ถือกำเนิด. ต้นไม้ นกทั้งหลาย รวมถึงภูเขาทั้งปวงและพืชเถาวัลย์ก็ปรากฏขึ้น.
Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account within Rudrasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It presents creation as an ordered manifestation where all categories—divine, demonic, human-like sages, and the natural world—arise within the same cosmic framework, implying that all beings exist under the higher sovereignty of Pati (Shiva) and are ultimately meant to progress toward right knowledge and liberation.
By showing that all forms of life and nature emerge in creation, the verse supports the Shaiva practice of seeing the entire universe as pervaded by Shiva’s power (Śakti) while worshipping Saguna Shiva through the Linga as the accessible, sanctifying focus that unites the many forms back to the One Lord.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate reverence for all beings and nature as Shiva’s domain, paired with daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Linga worship (water offering), aligning one’s mind with the source behind creation.