Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
कल्पे तत्पुरुषे वृत्तां ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । पुरा नारायणो नाम कल्पे वै मेघवाहने
kalpe tatpuruṣe vṛttāṃ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ | purā nārāyaṇo nāma kalpe vai meghavāhane
ในตัตปุรุษกัลป์ มีการกล่าวถึงเรื่องราวโบราณของพระพรหม ผู้เป็นปรเมษฐิน ผู้สร้างสูงสุด และในเมฆวาหนะกัลป์ ครั้งก่อนได้มีผู้หนึ่งนามว่า ‘นารายณะ’.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle framing (Tatpuruṣa-kalpa; Meghavāhana-kalpa)
FAQs
It frames the narrative within shifting kalpas, implying that while cosmic roles (like Brahmā and Nārāyaṇa) appear within time, the Shaiva view points to Shiva (Pati) as the timeless ground beyond these cycles.
By emphasizing kalpa-based changes in cosmic history, it supports Linga worship as a stable, saguna symbol of the nirguna Supreme—Shiva—who remains constant while creation’s offices and stories vary.
Contemplate Shiva as beyond kalpa and name while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); this steadies the mind in the eternal Pati amid changing cosmic narratives.