Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
तथा भवं भवानीं च विना नैतच्चराचरम् । स्त्रीपुंसप्रभवं विश्वं स्त्रीपुंसात्मकमेव च
tathā bhavaṃ bhavānīṃ ca vinā naitaccarācaram | strīpuṃsaprabhavaṃ viśvaṃ strīpuṃsātmakameva ca
De même, sans Bhava (Śiva) et Bhavānī (Śakti), tout cet univers, mobile et immobile, ne peut subsister. Le cosmos naît du féminin et du masculin, et il est en vérité de nature féminine et masculine.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Bhavānī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: ontological dependence of all carācaram on the dual-as-one principle (male-female)
FAQs
It affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta vision that the cosmos functions through the inseparable reality of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (Bhavānī). Recognizing their unity refines devotion and leads the seeker from worldly dualities toward liberation.
The Liṅga is worshipped as Śiva together with His inherent Śakti—often symbolized by the Liṅga with the Pīṭha/Yoni. Saguna worship thus contemplates Śiva not as isolated, but as the Lord whose power manifests and sustains all worlds.
Meditate on the inseparability of Śiva-Śakti while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and worship the Liṅga with awareness that all existence (carācaram) is pervaded by their unified presence.