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
ارک (سورج)، برہما، رودر اور وِشنو—یہ آدتیہ کی صورتیں ہیں۔ پھر کچھ اور بیان/تعلیمات بھی ہیں جو زیادہ مفصل، زیادہ واضح فہم دینے والی اور سالک کو تقویت بخشنے والی ہیں۔
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.