Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
हिरण्मयस्तु यो मेरुस्तस्योल्बं सुमहात्मनः । गर्भोदकं समुद्राश्च जरायुश्चाऽपि पर्वताः
hiraṇmayastu yo merustasyolbaṃ sumahātmanaḥ | garbhodakaṃ samudrāśca jarāyuścā'pi parvatāḥ
เขาพระสุเมรุอันเรืองทองนั้น เปรียบดัง “อุลพะ” คือมวลภายนอก/ครรภ์นอก ของมหาบุรุษผู้ยิ่งใหญ่แห่งจักรวาล. น้ำครรภโทกะกลายเป็นมหาสมุทรทั้งหลาย และภูเขาทั้งปวงก็ประหนึ่งเป็น “ชรายุ” คือเยื่อหุ้มที่โอบล้อมอยู่รอบพระองค์.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: cosmogony via cosmic-embryo imagery (garbha/ulba/jarāyu)
FAQs
It frames the cosmos as arising from a higher, living principle—creation is not random matter but a dependent manifestation. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the world (pāśa) is an effect, while the Supreme Lord (Pati) remains the transcendent ground and inner ruler.
By portraying the universe as emerging from a cosmic source, it supports Saguna contemplation: the Linga signifies Shiva as the causal support of all forms. Worship shifts the mind from the visible effects (mountains, oceans) to their sustaining reality symbolized by the Linga.
A simple practice is creation-to-cause meditation: while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate oceans, mountains, and worlds as dependent appearances resting in Shiva, cultivating detachment and devotion.