# Cc. Ādi 5.105 > রুদ্ররূপ ধরি’ করে জগৎ সংহার । > সৃষ্টি-স্থিতি-প্রলয় — ইচ্ছায় যাঁহার ॥১০৫॥ ## Text > rudra-rūpa dhari' kare jagat saṁhāra > sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya—icchāya yāṅhāra ## Synonyms *rudra-rūpa*—the form of Lord Śiva; *dhari'*—accepting; *kare*—does; *jagat saṁhāra*—annihilation of the material world; *sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya*—creation, maintenance and annihilation; *icchāya*—by the will; *yāṅhāra*—of whom. ## Translation **Assuming the form of Rudra, He destroys the creation. Thus creation, maintenance and dissolution are created by His will.** ## Purport Maheśvara, or Lord Śiva, is not an ordinary living being, nor is he equal to Lord Viṣṇu. Effectively comparing Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva, the *Brahma-saṁhitā* says that Viṣṇu is like milk, whereas Śiva is like curd. Curd is nothing like milk, but nevertheless it is milk also.