Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
यया विष्णुर्जगत्स्थित्यै नियुक्तस्तां सदाकरोत् । तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीम्
yayā viṣṇurjagatsthityai niyuktastāṃ sadākarot | tāṃ tvāṃ namāmi paramāṃ jagaddhātrīṃ maheśvarīm
Par Toi, Viṣṇu est établi pour maintenir l’univers, et par Toi il accomplit sans cesse cette charge. Ô Maheshvarī suprême, Mère qui soutient les mondes, je me prosterne devant Toi.
Satī (addressing the Supreme Goddess as Maheśvarī/Śakti in praise)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: यया विष्णुर्जगत्स्थित्यै नियुक्तस्तां सदाकरोत् । तां त्वां नमामि परमां जगद्धात्रीं महेश्वरीम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Ongoing cosmic maintenance: Viṣṇu’s continuous execution of jagat-sthiti by Śakti’s appointment.
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva view that the sustaining power behind cosmic order is Maheśvarī (Śiva’s Śakti), who authorizes even Viṣṇu’s role; devotion to her is devotion to the supreme divine governance of the universe.
In Saguna worship, Śiva is adored together with Śakti; the Liṅga signifies Śiva as Pati, while this verse highlights Śakti as the enabling power (śakti-tattva) through whom the cosmic functions, including preservation, proceed.
A simple bhakti practice is implied: daily namaskāra with remembrance of Maheśvarī as Jagaddhātrī, optionally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Śiva-Śakti as the source of all cosmic order.