Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
तदिदं ब्रह्मणो योनिरेतदंडं घनं महत् । ब्रह्मणः क्षेत्रमुद्दिष्टं ब्रह्मा क्षेत्रज्ञ उच्यते
tadidaṃ brahmaṇo yoniretadaṃḍaṃ ghanaṃ mahat | brahmaṇaḥ kṣetramuddiṣṭaṃ brahmā kṣetrajña ucyate
Chính Quả Trứng vũ trụ to lớn và kiên đặc này là dạ mẹ (nguồn sinh) của Brahmā. Nó được tuyên là “cánh đồng” (kṣetra) của Brahmā, còn Brahmā được gọi là “bậc biết cánh đồng” (kṣetrajña).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: brahmāṇḍa manifestation (cosmic egg as kṣetra)
FAQs
It distinguishes the manifested realm (kṣetra)—the cosmos as an objective field—from the conscious experiencer (kṣetrajña). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this supports discernment between insentient matter (pāśa) and the knowing principle, turning the seeker toward Pati (Shiva) who transcends and governs both.
By framing the universe as a limited field of experience, it implies the need for a transcendent refuge. Linga worship focuses the mind on Shiva as Pati—the supreme reality beyond the brahmāṇḍa—while also present within it as the inner ruler, making Saguna devotion a doorway to realizing Shiva’s transcendence.
Practice contemplative viveka: observe the “field” (body, mind, world) as kṣetra and rest awareness as the knower, while japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) is used to align the kṣetrajña toward Shiva, the supreme Lord beyond all fields.