Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः
Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva
पृथग्जनवदन्योन्यं विप्रियस्यापि कारणम् । आवयोरपि यद्यस्ति नास्त्येवैतच्चराचरम्
pṛthagjanavadanyonyaṃ vipriyasyāpi kāraṇam | āvayorapi yadyasti nāstyevaitaccarācaram
Für gewöhnliche Menschen wird gegenseitige Getrenntheit zur Ursache von Zwietracht und Missfallen. Wenn aber eine solche Trennung auch zwischen uns bestünde, dann würde diese ganze Welt—das Bewegte und das Unbewegte—aufhören zu sein.
Lord Shiva (in a non-dual Shaiva Siddhanta framing: Pati affirming inseparability with Shakti/consort for the world’s continuity)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Cosmic non-separation asserted as condition for continued existence of carācarajagat (moving and unmoving).
FAQs
It teaches that separation (bheda-buddhi) breeds conflict in worldly life, but the divine principle (Pati with Shakti) is intrinsically non-separate; the universe depends on that unity for its very existence.
The Linga signifies the undivided reality of Shiva, while its worship commonly includes Shakti (Āvaraṇa/Śakti-tattva) implicitly—reminding devotees that cosmic manifestation and grace arise from Shiva’s inseparable power, not from dualistic division.
Meditate during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) on the dissolution of ‘I and mine’ and on Shiva-Shakti as one reality sustaining all beings; let this reduce inner conflict and strengthen devotion and steadiness in worship.