Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence
Tapas-abode
तत्रोद्यानमनुप्राप्य देव्या सह महेश्वरः । रराम रमणीयासु देव्यान्तःपुरभूमिषु
tatrodyānamanuprāpya devyā saha maheśvaraḥ | rarāma ramaṇīyāsu devyāntaḥpurabhūmiṣu
Als Er jenen Garten erreichte, ergötzte sich Mahādeva (Maheśvara) zusammen mit der Göttin in den lieblichen Bezirken des inneren Palastes der Devī und offenbarte so die glückverheißende, innige Nähe von Pati (Śiva) und Śakti (Devī).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Models the ‘saguṇa’ accessibility of the divine: devotees contemplate Śiva not only as transcendent Pati but as graciously present with Śakti in a sanctified abode (udyāna/antaḥpura).
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Śiva’s divine līlā with Devī as a sacred revelation of Pati-Śakti unity—showing that the Supreme is not only transcendent (nirguṇa) but also graciously accessible in auspicious form (saguṇa) for the sake of devotees.
Though the verse describes a personal līlā scene, it supports saguṇa upāsanā: devotees contemplate Śiva with Devī as the compassionate Lord who receives worship—whether as the Liṅga (icon of abiding presence) or as the divine couple in narrative remembrance.
A simple takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional recollection): meditate on Śiva-Devī together while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and intimacy with the Lord’s grace.