Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
प्रभया हि विनायद्वद्भानुरेष न विद्यते । प्रभा च भानुना तेन सुतरां तदुपाश्रया
prabhayā hi vināyadvadbhānureṣa na vidyate | prabhā ca bhānunā tena sutarāṃ tadupāśrayā
Wie diese Sonne ohne ihren Glanz nicht bestehen kann, so besteht auch jener Glanz ganz und gar in Abhängigkeit von der Sonne. Ebenso sind die offenbarte Kraft und der Träger der Kraft untrennbar miteinander; doch ruht die Kraft stets auf ihrem Herrn als ihrer Stütze.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that the Lord (Pati) and His power are inseparable like the sun and its radiance, yet all manifested power ultimately depends upon Shiva as the sustaining support—guiding the seeker toward reliance on the Supreme for liberation.
The Linga signifies Shiva as the foundational reality in whom all energies and forms abide; worship of Saguna Shiva trains devotion to the Support of all manifestation, while recognizing that His śakti and His presence are never separate.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner support of all experiences and repeat the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the contemplation that every power—body, breath, mind—shines only by resting in Him.