Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle
ऊषोवाच । सखि यद्येष मे भर्ता पार्वत्या विहितः पुरा । केनोपायेन ते गुप्तः प्राप्यते विधिवन्मया
ūṣovāca | sakhi yadyeṣa me bhartā pārvatyā vihitaḥ purā | kenopāyena te guptaḥ prāpyate vidhivanmayā
Ūṣā sprach: „Freundin, wenn dieser wahrlich der Gatte ist, den Pārvatī mir einst bestimmt hat, auf welchem Wege kann ich ihn—den du verborgen hältst—rechtmäßig, dem Dharma gemäß, erlangen?“
Usha
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights dharmic discernment: even when one feels divinely destined (ordained by Pārvatī), one should seek a righteous, orderly means (vidhi) rather than acting impulsively—aligning personal desire with divine grace and moral law.
Though not explicitly about the Liṅga, the attitude is devotional and Shaiva: Uṣā treats Pārvatī’s will as authoritative and seeks “vidhivat” conduct—mirroring how Saguna Shiva worship is performed with prescribed rites, purity of intent, and reverence for divine ordinance.
The implied practice is vidhivat sādhana—seeking guidance, maintaining restraint, and following proper observances. A Shaiva takeaway is to approach life-decisions with prayerful clarity (e.g., japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and dharmic discipline rather than secrecy-driven haste.