रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
यस्य ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च प्रणामं कुरुतो भयात् । लोकसंकोचकस्यास्य यस्य तौ वशवर्तिनौ
yasya brahmā ca viṣṇuśca praṇāmaṃ kuruto bhayāt | lokasaṃkocakasyāsya yasya tau vaśavartinau
Vì lòng kính sợ, Brahmā và Viṣṇu cúi đầu đảnh lễ Ngài. Ngài là Đấng có thể thu co (rút lại) các thế giới, và ngay cả hai vị ấy cũng ở dưới quyền nhiếp trì của Ngài.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: loka-saṃkoca (cosmic contraction)
It declares Shiva as Pati—the Supreme Lord who governs even Brahma and Vishnu—teaching that liberation arises from surrender to the highest reality beyond all delegated cosmic powers.
By affirming Shiva’s lordship over creation and withdrawal, it supports Linga-worship as devotion to the supreme source in a tangible form (Saguna) that points to the transcendent (Nirguna) Lord.
Cultivate humility and surrender through daily Shiva-puja: offer water to the Linga and repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditating on Shiva as the inner ruler of all worlds.