Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
शक्तौयया शिवो नित्यं भक्तौ मुक्तौ च देहिनाम् । आद्या सैका परा शक्तिश्चिन्मयी शिवसंश्रया
śaktauyayā śivo nityaṃ bhaktau muktau ca dehinām | ādyā saikā parā śaktiścinmayī śivasaṃśrayā
Durch seine eigene Kraft (Śakti) bleibt Śiva stets gegenwärtig in der Hingabe und Befreiung der verkörperten Wesen. Diese ursprüngliche, eine, höchste Śakti—aus reinem Bewusstsein bestehend—weilt in Śiva und hat Śiva allein als ihre Zuflucht.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that both bhakti (devotion) and mukti (liberation) arise through Śiva’s own conscious Power—His Śakti—showing that grace is the inner cause behind the soul’s devotion and final release.
Linga worship focuses the mind on Śiva as the supreme Reality; this verse adds that the devotee’s ability to worship and attain liberation is empowered by Śiva-Śakti, the conscious presence supporting all Saguna practices and leading toward realization.
Cultivate Śiva-bhakti through japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation on Śiva as pure consciousness, praying for Śiva-Śakti’s grace to transform devotion into moksha.