Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
एवं परस्परापेक्षा शक्तिशक्तिमतोः स्थिता । न शिवेन विना शक्तिर्न शक्त्या च विना शिवः
evaṃ parasparāpekṣā śaktiśaktimatoḥ sthitā | na śivena vinā śaktirna śaktyā ca vinā śivaḥ
So ist die wechselseitige Abhängigkeit von Śakti und dem Träger der Śakti (Śiva) begründet: Ohne Śiva gibt es keine Śakti, und ohne Śakti gibt es keinen Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the inseparability of Pati (Śiva) and His śakti (divine power): transcendence and immanence function together, and liberation is understood through this non-severable divine unity.
In Linga worship, Śiva is adored as the supreme Lord while His śakti is implicitly present as the power by which grace, purification, and manifestation occur—so devotion to Śiva is never devoid of Śakti’s presence.
Contemplate Śiva with Śakti as one reality while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and offer bhasma (tripuṇḍra) with the intent of receiving Śiva’s grace (anugraha) through His śakti.