सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra
विष्णोरेवेदमाख्यातं कृत्यं रक्षाविधायिनः । स्थितावपि तु सृष्ट्यादि कृत्यानां पंचकं विभोः
viṣṇorevedamākhyātaṃ kṛtyaṃ rakṣāvidhāyinaḥ | sthitāvapi tu sṛṣṭyādi kṛtyānāṃ paṃcakaṃ vibhoḥ
Điều này được tuyên thuyết là chức năng của Viṣṇu, Đấng thiết lập sự hộ trì. Tuy vậy, ngay trong trạng thái bảo tồn, hỡi bậc hùng lực, năm hành tác thiêng liêng—khởi từ sáng tạo—vẫn hiện hữu nơi Ngài.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It teaches that even when a deity is known for one role (Viṣṇu as protector), the full spectrum of cosmic operations is implicitly present—pointing to the deeper Shaiva view that all functions ultimately rest in the Supreme Lord (Pati) and are not mutually exclusive.
By highlighting the five operations (pañcakṛtya), the verse aligns with the Shaiva understanding that Saguna Shiva, symbolized by the Liṅga, is the integrated source of all cosmic processes—creation, maintenance, dissolution, concealment, and grace—manifesting through various divine agencies.
A practical takeaway is pañcakṛtya-bhāvanā in japa: while repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplate Shiva as the inner ruler behind all five acts, cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati) and steadiness in daily duties.