Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
यथा देवस्य देव्याश्च कुर्यात्स्नानादिकं तथा । न तु कश्चिद्विशेषो ऽस्ति तत्र तौ सदृशौ यतः
yathā devasya devyāśca kuryātsnānādikaṃ tathā | na tu kaścidviśeṣo 'sti tatra tau sadṛśau yataḥ
ദേവനു സ്നാനാദി കർമങ്ങൾ എങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യുന്നതോ, അതുപോലെ ദേവിക്കും ചെയ്യണം. ഈ ആരാധനയിൽ അവർക്കിടയിൽ യാതൊരു ഭേദവും ഇല്ല; കാരണം ഇരുവരും തത്ത്വത്തിൽ ഒരുപോലെയാണ്।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Teaches non-difference in worship between Śiva and Devī, supporting integrated Śiva-Śakti devotion; fosters completeness of upāsanā leading to grace.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches the non-separateness of Śiva and Devī in devotion: honoring Śakti is honoring Śiva, because the divine reality is worshipped as an inseparable unity (Śiva-Śakti) even while appearing in two forms.
In Saguna worship, the Liṅga represents Śiva, yet Śiva’s power (Śakti/Devī) is never absent; therefore the same upacāras (snāna, offerings, reverence) are to be extended to Devī as integral to Śiva’s worship.
Perform the same pūjā sequence—snāna/abhisheka, offerings, and reverential services—for both Śiva and Devī, cultivating the contemplative attitude that the two are one reality expressed as Lord and Power.