Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
दुरासदमिदं तेजस्तव नाथ महेश्वर । काचिन्नास्ति विना शक्त्या धर्तुं योनौ जगत्त्रये
durāsadamidaṃ tejastava nātha maheśvara | kācinnāsti vinā śaktyā dhartuṃ yonau jagattraye
Ô Seigneur, Mahādeva, cette splendeur qui est la Tienne est inabordable. Dans les trois mondes, nul ne peut la porter dans le sein — sans Śakti.
Parvati (Śakti) addressing Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
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It teaches that Śiva’s infinite tejas is transcendent and cannot be contained or approached by ordinary beings; only through Śakti does that divine power become bearable, manifest, and graciously accessible—highlighting the inseparable Śiva-Śakti unity central to Shaiva Siddhanta.
The Liṅga represents the boundless, ungraspable reality of Śiva, while worship (pūjā) approaches that reality through a manifest, compassionate form—enabled by Śakti. Thus Saguna worship is the merciful way the unapproachable tejas is made approachable for devotees.
Meditate on Śiva together with Śakti while chanting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and perform Liṅga-abhiṣeka with devotion—recognizing that spiritual power must be held with humility and grace, not mere force.