Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
पार्वत्याः तपः-परीक्षा (Śiva Tests Pārvatī’s Austerity)
किमिच्छसि वरं देवि प्रष्टुमिच्छाम्यतः परम् । त्वय्येव तदसौ देवि फलं सर्वं प्रदृश्यते
kimicchasi varaṃ devi praṣṭumicchāmyataḥ param | tvayyeva tadasau devi phalaṃ sarvaṃ pradṛśyate
हे देवी, तुला कोणता वर हवा आहे? यानंतर मला आणखी विचारायचे आहे. कारण, हे देवी, तोच फल—खरे तर सर्व फळे—तुझ्यातच प्रकट होताना दिसतात.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
The verse affirms a key Shaiva understanding: the “fruit” of any sādhana—worldly or liberating—manifests through Devi as Shiva’s inseparable Shakti, indicating grace (anugraha) as the decisive factor behind all attainments.
Linga-worship honors Shiva as Pati (the Lord), while this verse highlights Shakti as the manifesting power through whom results appear; thus Saguna worship in the Shiva Purana is implicitly Shiva–Shakti worship, where the devotee seeks fruit through divine grace rather than mere effort.
A practical takeaway is to perform japa and pūjā with a grace-centered intention—e.g., Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while inwardly offering the desired “fruit” to Shiva–Shakti—cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati) rather than fruit-obsession.