Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
शक्तिद्वयं तदा तत्र तया देव्या मुनीश्वर । निर्मितं स्वगणस्यैव सर्वसाहाय्यहेतवे
śaktidvayaṃ tadā tatra tayā devyā munīśvara | nirmitaṃ svagaṇasyaiva sarvasāhāyyahetave
হে মুনীশ্বৰ, তেতিয়াই তাত সেই দেৱীয়ে নিজৰ গণসকলৰ সৰ্বধৰণৰ সহায়ৰ বাবে দুটা শক্তি সৃষ্টি কৰিলে।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights that Devī’s Śakti actively manifests as protective and supportive forces, showing that divine grace is not abstract—Śiva-Śakti provides concrete help to devotees and to dharmic action.
In Saguna worship, Śiva is approached with form and attributes, and Devī’s Śakti operates as His inseparable power. Worship of the Liṅga implicitly honors Śiva together with Śakti, from whom aid and protection flow.
A practical takeaway is to seek “sarva-sāhāyya” through Śiva-bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with reverence to Devī, along with simple purity disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and daily prayer for divine support.