Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46
सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship
शक्तिभिश्चापि तुल्याभिः स्वात्मजाभिरनेकशः । परीता प्रययौ विन्ध्यं दैत्येन्द्रौ हन्तुमुद्यता
śaktibhiścāpi tulyābhiḥ svātmajābhiranekaśaḥ | parītā prayayau vindhyaṃ daityendrau hantumudyatā
തന്നോടു തുല്യമായ അനേകം ശക്തികളായ സ്വന്തം പുത്രിമാർ ചുറ്റുമൊക്കെയും വലംവെച്ചിരിക്കെ, ആ രണ്ടു ദൈത്യേന്ദ്രന്മാരെ വധിക്കുവാൻ ഉദ്യതയായി അവൾ വിംധ്യപർവതത്തിലേക്ക് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It portrays Shakti as the manifest, active power that protects dharma—showing that divine grace operates through many forms to remove obstructive, tamasic forces that bind the soul (pāśa) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
While the Linga points to Shiva as the transcendent Pati, this verse highlights Saguna manifestation—Shiva’s power (Shakti) acting in the world—encouraging devotees to see protection and guidance as expressions of the same supreme reality worshipped in the Linga.
Meditate on Shiva with His Shakti as remover of inner ‘daityas’ (anger, delusion), and support practice with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined purity (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where appropriate) as aids to steadiness.