Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
शिवाशिवावूचतुः । अस्माकं नियमः पूर्वं कृतश्च सुखदो हि वाम् । श्रूयतां सुसुतौ प्रीत्या कथयावो यथार्थकम्
śivāśivāvūcatuḥ | asmākaṃ niyamaḥ pūrvaṃ kṛtaśca sukhado hi vām | śrūyatāṃ susutau prītyā kathayāvo yathārthakam
ಶಿವ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿವಾ (ಪಾರ್ವತಿ) ಹೇಳಿದರು— ನಾವು ಪೂರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ನಿಯಮವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದೇವೆ; ಅದು ನಿಮಿಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಸುಖದಾಯಕವಾಗುವುದು. ಹೇ ಸತ್ಪುತ್ರರೇ, ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಕೇಳಿರಿ; ಯಥಾರ್ಥವನ್ನು ನಾವು ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇವೆ।
Shiva and Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse foregrounds Śiva–Śakti as parental teachers establishing niyama (discipline) for the sons.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Śiva and Śivā as compassionate gurus who establish niyama (disciplined observance) for the welfare of devotees; happiness here implies both worldly harmony and the inner purity that supports liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame.
By emphasizing niyama and truthful instruction from the Divine Couple, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva with loving discipline—often expressed through orderly pūjā, mantra-japa, and reverent hearing (śravaṇa) of Śiva’s teachings.
The direct takeaway is śravaṇa with prīti (devotional listening) and adopting a niyama—such as daily pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa—performed consistently as a happiness-giving discipline.