Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts
Dāna
लक्ष्मीरुवाच । लज्जां विहाय देवेश सतीं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि । तिष्ठ ताम्प्रति का लज्जा प्राणा यान्ति यया विना
lakṣmīruvāca | lajjāṃ vihāya deveśa satīṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi | tiṣṭha tāmprati kā lajjā prāṇā yānti yayā vinā
Lakṣmī dit : «Ô Seigneur des dieux, renonce à la pudeur ; prends Satī sur ta propre poitrine et demeure auprès d’elle. Quelle place y a-t-il pour la réserve envers elle ? Sans elle, même le souffle de vie s’en va.»
Lakshmi
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the inseparability of Shiva and Śakti: life, auspiciousness, and wholeness are affirmed through their union. In Shaiva Siddhanta language, it points to Pati (Shiva) being worshipped together with His Śakti, through whom grace and spiritual fulfillment are experienced.
In Saguna worship, Shiva is approached as the personal Lord who is never devoid of His power (Śakti). Linga worship likewise implies the presence of Śakti (often through the yoni-pīṭha and the principle of creative power), reminding devotees that Shiva’s manifest grace is contemplated together with the Divine Mother.
A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva with Śakti-bhāva: offer bilva leaves, water, and bhasma with the remembrance of the Divine Couple, and repeat the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating their inseparable unity as the source of prāṇa and auspiciousness.