Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44
दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः
Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara
आलिंग्य च समाघ्राय मूर्ध्नि षड्वदनं यथा । सस्मिता वचनं प्राह मधुरं मधुरं स्वयम्
āliṃgya ca samāghrāya mūrdhni ṣaḍvadanaṃ yathā | sasmitā vacanaṃ prāha madhuraṃ madhuraṃ svayam
তেওঁ তাক আলিঙ্গন কৰি মূৰ্ধ্নিত স্নেহে চুম্বন কৰিলে—যেনেকৈ ষড়্বদন (কাৰ্ত্তিকেয়)ক কৰা হয়। তাৰপিছত হাঁহিমুখে তেওঁ নিজে অতি মধুৰ, মধুৰ বাক্য ক’লে।
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights bhakti expressed through tenderness and reverence—love offered in purity becomes a sanctifying force that reflects the harmony of Shiva’s divine household and nurtures sattvic devotion in the seeker.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Shiva not only as the formless Pati but also through his divine family and līlā. Such affectionate remembrance steadies the mind, making Linga-worship more heartfelt and intimate.
Practice devotional smṛti (loving recollection) while chanting the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate mādhurya-bhāva (gentle sweetness) before beginning Linga-pūjā with bhasma and rudrākṣa.