Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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आसामहं पोष्यपुत्रो मदंशा योषितस्त्विमाः । तस्याश्च प्रकृतेरंशास्ततस्तत्स्वामिवीर्यजः
āsāmahaṃ poṣyaputro madaṃśā yoṣitastvimāḥ | tasyāśca prakṛteraṃśāstatastatsvāmivīryajaḥ
«Je suis le fils nourri par ces (mères), et ces femmes sont des parts de moi. Et elle (la Mère principale) est une part de Prakṛti ; c’est pourquoi celui-ci est né de la vigueur virile de son Seigneur.»
Sanatkumara (as narrator within the Kumārakhaṇḍa discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
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The verse frames creation and lineage as dependent on Prakṛti (Nature) functioning under the Lord’s mastery, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta vision where Pati (the Lord) is the ultimate controller and Prakṛti is His operative power in manifestation.
By emphasizing “the Lord” as the source behind generative power, it supports Saguna Shiva worship: devotees revere Shiva (often through the Liṅga) as the sovereign cause, while Prakṛti and all embodied forms are understood as dependent realities under His grace.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) while repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—contemplating that all energies of nature and embodiment operate through His lordship and are purified by His grace.