Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
ब्रह्माणी ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ता चेन्द्रस्यैंद्रीति कथ्यते । किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन यद्विश्वमिति कीर्तितम्
brahmāṇī brahmaṇaḥ proktā cendrasyaiṃdrīti kathyate | kimatra bahunoktena yadviśvamiti kīrtitam
Die Śakti Brahmās heißt Brahmāṇī, und die Śakti Indras wird Aindrī genannt. Doch wozu vieles sagen? Was immer als „das Universum“ gerühmt wird, ist in Wahrheit eben jene Macht — Śakti — die sich als alles offenbart.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that the many divine powers named in the gods are expressions of one all-pervading Śakti; seeing the universe as Śakti leads the seeker from multiplicity toward the Shaiva understanding of the Supreme (Pati) and His Power.
In Linga worship, the devotee honors Shiva as the transcendent Lord (Pati) while recognizing the manifest world as His Śakti; this verse supports that Saguna forms and cosmic functions are unified in the Shiva–Śakti principle.
A practical takeaway is Śiva–Śakti tattva-dhyāna during japa: while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate that all names and powers in the cosmos are one Śakti resting in and radiating from Shiva.