Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
रुचिर्भवो भवानी च बुधैराकूतिरुच्यते । भृगुर्भगाक्षिहा देवः ख्यातिस्त्रिनयनप्रिया
rucirbhavo bhavānī ca budhairākūtirucyate | bhṛgurbhagākṣihā devaḥ khyātistrinayanapriyā
Die Weisen verkünden: Ruci ist Bhava (Śiva), und Bhavānī ist Ākūti. Bhṛgu ist das göttliche Wesen, das Bhagas Auge ausschlug, und Khyāti ist die Geliebte des Dreiaugigen Herrn.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga locale; the verse again uses identity-mapping: Ruci as Bhava, Ākūti as Bhavānī; and a Dakṣa-yajña-related epithet (Bhaga’s eye struck) recalling the divine correction of sacrificial pride.
Significance: Encourages devotees to interpret prosperity/fame (khyāti) and intention (ākūti) as sanctified when oriented to the Trinetra Lord; warns against ritual arrogance symbolized by injuries in the yajña episode.
Shakti Form: Bhavānī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It identifies divine personages through Śiva’s names and epithets, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that Pati (Śiva) and His Śakti are the inner reality behind many cosmic lineages and sacred designations.
By naming Śiva as Bhava and Trinetra, the verse emphasizes Saguna recognition—devotees approach the transcendent Pati through concrete names, forms, and epithets, which are classically contemplated in Liṅga worship.
A simple practice is nāma-smaraṇa: meditate on Śiva as “Bhava” and “Trinetra,” and on Śakti as “Bhavānī,” while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize devotion and inner clarity.