Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
अभक्षच्छांभवं वीर्यं चंच्वा तु निखिलं तदा । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्राऽऽजगाम गिरिजा मुने
abhakṣacchāṃbhavaṃ vīryaṃ caṃcvā tu nikhilaṃ tadā | etasminnaṃtare tatrā''jagāma girijā mune
Alors il avala entièrement cette puissance Śāmbhava, la saisissant de son bec. Au cœur même de cet événement, ô sage, Girijā (Pārvatī) arriva en ce lieu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights that Śiva’s vīrya is not ordinary matter but sacred Śāmbhava-śakti; its movement in the cosmos is governed by divine order, and Girijā’s arrival signals Śakti’s guiding presence in the unfolding of Kartikeya’s manifestation.
Śiva’s potency is treated as supremely holy and protected—reflecting how devotees approach the Liṅga (Saguna Śiva) with ritual purity, reverence, and the understanding that the Liṅga embodies Śiva’s creative and liberating power.
The takeaway is reverent containment and purity: worship Saguna Śiva through clean offerings, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined conduct—symbolically ‘guarding’ divine energy through mantra and devotion.