Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti
स एव जगतः कर्ता महादेवो महेश्वराः । पाता हर्ता च सर्वस्य ततः पृथगनन्वयः
sa eva jagataḥ kartā mahādevo maheśvarāḥ | pātā hartā ca sarvasya tataḥ pṛthagananvayaḥ
พระองค์เท่านั้นคือผู้สร้างจักรวาล—มหาเทวะ มเหศวร พระองค์เท่านั้นทรงคุ้มครองและทรงถอนคืน/ทรงยุบรวมสรรพสิ่ง ฉะนั้นพระองค์จึงทรงแยกต่างจากทั้งหมด ไร้ผู้เสมอเหมือน।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: cosmic creation-preservation-dissolution (implicit)
FAQs
It establishes Shiva (Pati) as the sole source of creation, preservation, and dissolution, affirming His unsurpassed sovereignty and guiding the seeker toward exclusive refuge in Mahadeva for liberation.
By declaring one Supreme Lord behind all cosmic functions, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—as a focused means to approach the transcendent Shiva who is ultimately beyond all comparisons.
A practical takeaway is single-pointed devotion through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namah Shivaya”) with Shiva-dhyana, reinforcing surrender to Mahadeva as the one protector and liberator.