Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
त्वमेव विश्वं सृजसि पास्यत्सि निजतंत्रतः । स्वरूपां शिवशक्तिं हि क्रीडन्नूर्णपटो यथा
tvameva viśvaṃ sṛjasi pāsyatsi nijataṃtrataḥ | svarūpāṃ śivaśaktiṃ hi krīḍannūrṇapaṭo yathā
唯有你创造此宇宙，亦唯有你以自身自在的主权之力护持它。诚然，你与自性之湿婆—夏克蒂（Śiva-Śakti）嬉游，如蜘蛛从自身轻盈吐丝而成其网。
Satī (addressing Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Mantra: त्वमेव विश्वं सृजसि पास्यत्सि निजतंत्रतः । स्वरूपां शिवशक्तिं हि क्रीडन्नूर्णपटो यथा
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Cosmic manifestation portrayed as līlā (spider-web emanation from self).
FAQs
The verse declares Śiva as the independent Lord (Pati) who creates and sustains the cosmos through his own Śakti, emphasizing divine sovereignty and the inseparable unity of Śiva–Śakti as the basis of all manifestation.
By affirming that the whole universe arises from Śiva and is sustained by him, the verse supports Saguna worship (including Liṅga worship) as a concrete focus for devotion to the transcendent Lord who pervades and governs creation through Śakti.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler and on Śiva–Śakti unity while chanting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender to his independent will (svatantratā) as a direct aid to liberation.