Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 103
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
अर्को ब्रह्मा तथा रुद्रो विष्नुश्चादित्यमूर्तयः । विस्तरासुतराबोधिन्याप्यायिन्यपराः पुनः
arko brahmā tathā rudro viṣnuścādityamūrtayaḥ | vistarāsutarābodhinyāpyāyinyaparāḥ punaḥ
อรกะ (สุริยะ), พรหมา, รุทร และวิษณุ—ล้วนเป็นปางแห่งอาทิตยะ อีกทั้งยังมีคำสอน/การแสดงธรรมอื่น ๆ ที่กว้างขวางกว่า ให้ความเข้าใจชัดเจนยิ่งกว่า และเกื้อหนุนหล่อเลี้ยงผู้แสวงธรรมด้วย।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It frames major deities—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra—within a unifying cosmic manifestation (Āditya), and points the seeker toward teachings that are progressively more expansive and clarifying, nourishing right understanding that leads toward liberation.
By naming Rudra among the divine forms, it supports Saguna contemplation—approaching Śiva through manifest functions—while implying that deeper, clearer instruction ultimately matures devotion into steadier knowledge, which Linga-worship traditionally cultivates.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Rudra as the inner light (like Āditya) while reciting the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), letting the ‘nourishing’ teaching refine understanding from outward forms to inner realization.