Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
प्रकृतिर्निर्मिता येन तप्त्वाति महदादितः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाद्या नमस्तस्मै शिवाय हि
prakṛtirnirmitā yena taptvāti mahadāditaḥ | brahmaviṣṇumaheśādyā namastasmai śivāya hi
诚敬顶礼吉祥主湿婆——由祂造作原质普拉克里蒂（Prakṛti）；又由祂，在宏大的苦行热力（tapas）之后，“大我”原理（Mahat）等诸法次第展开；并由祂出生梵天、毗湿奴、摩诃伊湿伐罗等诸神威德。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Mantra: प्रकृतिर्निर्मिता येन तप्त्वाति महदादितः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाद्या नमस्तस्मै शिवाय हि
Type: stotra
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: cosmogony (unfolding from prakṛti through mahat-ādi)
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as the supreme source: Prakṛti and the entire chain of cosmic principles (beginning with Mahat) operate by His sovereignty, so devotion to Śiva leads beyond nature-bound limitation toward liberation.
By praising Śiva as the origin of Brahmā and Viṣṇu and the cosmic tattvas, the verse supports Saguna worship—such as the Śiva-liṅga—as a focused symbol of the supreme Lord who transcends and governs Prakṛti.
Japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with contemplation that Śiva is the Lord of Prakṛti and the source of Mahat; this aligns well with Mahāśivarātri worship, liṅga-abhisheka, and bhasma/tripuṇḍra remembrance.