Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
यया विष्णुर्जगत्स्थित्यै नियुक्तस्तां सदाकरोत् । तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीम्
yayā viṣṇurjagatsthityai niyuktastāṃ sadākarot | tāṃ tvāṃ namāmi paramāṃ jagaddhātrīṃ maheśvarīm
بكِ يُعيَّنُ فيشنو لحفظ الكون، وبكِ يداوم على أداء تلك الأمانة. يا ماهيشفري العُليا، يا أمَّ العوالم وحافظةَ الوجود، لكِ أنحني ساجداً.
Satī (addressing the Supreme Goddess as Maheśvarī/Śakti in praise)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: यया विष्णुर्जगत्स्थित्यै नियुक्तस्तां सदाकरोत् । तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Ongoing cosmic maintenance: Viṣṇu’s continuous execution of jagat-sthiti by Śakti’s appointment.
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva view that the sustaining power behind cosmic order is Maheśvarī (Śiva’s Śakti), who authorizes even Viṣṇu’s role; devotion to her is devotion to the supreme divine governance of the universe.
In Saguna worship, Śiva is adored together with Śakti; the Liṅga signifies Śiva as Pati, while this verse highlights Śakti as the enabling power (śakti-tattva) through whom the cosmic functions, including preservation, proceed.
A simple bhakti practice is implied: daily namaskāra with remembrance of Maheśvarī as Jagaddhātrī, optionally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Śiva-Śakti as the source of all cosmic order.