Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
आदिशक्तिस्त्वमेवांब सर्वसृष्टिकरी सदा । त्वमेव पालिनी शक्तिस्त्वमेव प्रलयंकरी
ādiśaktistvamevāṃba sarvasṛṣṭikarī sadā | tvameva pālinī śaktistvameva pralayaṃkarī
Ô Mère, Toi seule es l’Ādi-Śakti, cause éternelle de toute création. Toi seule es la Śakti qui soutient, et Toi seule es la Puissance qui accomplit la dissolution.
Kartikeya (Skanda) addressing Goddess Parvati (Ambika)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not Jyotirliṅga-specific; it is a doctrinal identification of Devī as Ādiśakti who performs creation, preservation, and dissolution—mapping Śakti onto cosmic functions under Śiva’s lordship in Śaiva-Śākta synthesis.
Significance: Encourages worship of Devī alongside Śiva in Śaiva tīrthas, recognizing her as the operative power behind cosmic processes.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: creative
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Cosmic cycle implied: sṛṣṭi–sthiti–pralaya
FAQs
It identifies the Goddess as Ādiśakti—the indispensable divine Power through whom the Lord’s cosmic acts occur—teaching devotees to see creation, maintenance, and dissolution as sacred movements of the same supreme Śakti aligned with Shiva.
In Linga and Saguna Shiva worship, Shiva is revered with His inseparable Śakti; this verse supports the Shaiva understanding that the Lord’s form and His power are never divided—devotion to Shiva naturally includes reverence for the Mother as His dynamic energy.
Meditate on Shiva-Śakti unity while chanting the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering worship with devotion to the Mother as the sustaining power; internalize that all experiences—arising, abiding, and ending—are within the divine.