The Shiva Mahimna stava explicitly lays down the vedic origin of these names of Shiva alluding to their exposition found in the Vedic Brahmana texts (Shatapatha B. 6.3.1,
The later Shaiva philosophies, namely, the Shaiva Siddhanta (Shaiva Doctrine) Pashupati Mata (Pashupati Doctrine), stream recognize the Ashtamurti iconography in the Agamas.