Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
भूतानामादिभूतत्वाद्भूतादिः कथ्यते तु सः । भूतादेश्शब्दमात्रं स्यात्तत्र चाकाशसंभवः
bhūtānāmādibhūtatvādbhūtādiḥ kathyate tu saḥ | bhūtādeśśabdamātraṃ syāttatra cākāśasaṃbhavaḥ
เพราะเป็นธาตุปฐมในหมู่สรรพภูต จึงเรียกว่า “ภูตาทิ” คือปฐมเหตุแห่งธาตุทั้งหลาย คำว่า “ภูตาทิ” โดยแท้เป็นเพียงนามบัญญัติ และจากตัตตวะอันละเอียดนั้นเอง อากาศ (อากาศธาตุ) จึงบังเกิดขึ้น.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It frames creation as a graded unfolding of principles (tattvas): names and categories are secondary, while the seeker should discern the subtle source behind them—ultimately leading beyond elements toward Shiva, the Pati who transcends and supports all tattvas.
By showing that even fundamental elements like ākāśa arise from subtler causes, the verse supports Linga-worship as contemplation of Shiva as the causal ground of all manifestation—Saguna worship guiding the mind toward the Nirguna reality.
Meditate on the inner ‘space’ (ākāśa) in the heart as a subtle support for japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using the insight that names are labels while awareness should turn to the source.