Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
तदा देवगणैश्चान्यैः पथि सर्वत्र संगता । क्षणादिव पितुर्गेहं प्रविवेश महेश्वरी
tadā devagaṇaiścānyaiḥ pathi sarvatra saṃgatā | kṣaṇādiva piturgehaṃ praviveśa maheśvarī
അപ്പോൾ വഴിയൊട്ടാകെ മറ്റു ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടും ചേർന്ന് മഹേശ്വരി, ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെയെന്നപോലെ പിതൃഗൃഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: swift, almost instantaneous passage suggests daiva-gati (divine momentum) rather than a calendrical event
FAQs
The verse highlights the Divine Mother’s purposeful movement within sacred narrative: even when she appears to travel like a human daughter to her father’s home, her divine status draws the devas naturally, showing that Shakti’s presence sanctifies the path and gathers auspicious forces around dharma.
Maheśvarī (Pārvatī) is inseparable from Maheśvara (Śiva); her actions in the Purana reinforce Saguna worship where devotees honor Śiva together with Śakti. Devotional practice commonly recognizes that Linga worship is fulfilled when accompanied by reverence to the Divine Mother as Śiva’s power (śakti).
A practical takeaway is to cultivate “saṅgati” (holy association): travel to temples or begin worship in the company of devotees, maintaining remembrance of Śiva-Śakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while moving or journeying.