Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
लब्ध्वा सर्वात्मना तस्य प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः । ब्रह्मनारायणौ पूर्वं रुद्रः कल्पान्तरे ऽसृजत्
labdhvā sarvātmanā tasya prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ | brahmanārāyaṇau pūrvaṃ rudraḥ kalpāntare 'sṛjat
เมื่อได้รับพระกรุณาแห่งพระปรเมษฐินผู้สูงสุดโดยสิ้นเชิงแล้ว พระรุทระในกาลก่อน ณ ปลายกัลป์ ได้บังเกิดพรหมาและนารายณ์ขึ้น
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: kalpānta (end of a kalpa) leading into re-manifestation of cosmic offices
FAQs
It establishes Śiva (Rudra/Parameṣṭhin) as Pati—the supreme Lord whose grace (prasāda/anugraha) is the decisive power behind cosmic manifestation, even of Brahmā and Viṣṇu, pointing seekers toward surrender and liberation through His favor.
By presenting Rudra as the source of the cosmic functions, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially the Śiva-liṅga—as a concrete focus for devotion to the transcendent Lord whose formless supremacy is approached through a sanctified form.
The implied practice is wholehearted surrender (sarvātmanā) expressed through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with Śiva-upāsanā such as liṅga-pūjā and the attitude of seeking Śiva’s prasāda as the means to inner purification and mokṣa.