Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains
तयोस्तदा महामोदो ववृधेऽतीव नारद । दंपत्योः शिवयोस्तात भवाचारं प्रकुर्वतोः
tayostadā mahāmodo vavṛdhe'tīva nārada | daṃpatyoḥ śivayostāta bhavācāraṃ prakurvatoḥ
ഹേ നാരദാ, അന്ന് മഹാനന്ദം അത്യന്തമായി വർധിച്ചു; ദിവ്യദമ്പതികളായ ശിവനും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സഹധർമ്മിണിയും പവിത്ര ദാമ്പത്യധർമ്മത്തിന് യോജിച്ച ആചാരങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നതിനാൽ।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms that even the highest Lord, in His Saguna form as Śiva with Umā, sanctifies householder life by embodying righteous conduct—showing devotees that dharma performed with devotion becomes a support for inner purity and liberation.
By presenting Śiva as an ideal divine householder, the verse frames Linga/Saguna worship as compatible with daily responsibilities—devotion is not confined to renunciation but is lived through disciplined conduct, reverence, and harmony in family life.
Adopt steady daily Shaiva practice alongside duties—simple Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and purity disciplines such as bhasma/tripuṇḍra and respectful household observances.