Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
शाक्तेनामृतवर्षेण संसिक्तायां तनौ पुनः । अवतार्य स्वमात्मानममृतात्माकृतिं हृदि
śāktenāmṛtavarṣeṇa saṃsiktāyāṃ tanau punaḥ | avatārya svamātmānamamṛtātmākṛtiṃ hṛdi
Apabila jasad sekali lagi direnjisi oleh hujan amerta yang lahir daripada Śakti, baginda menurunkan Diri-Nya sendiri dan menegakkan di dalam hati rupa Ātman yang abadi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It describes inner transformation by Śakti’s grace: the limited, embodied condition is revitalized, and consciousness is re-centered in the heart as the amṛta (deathless) Self—pointing to liberation through divine empowerment and inward realization.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is approached through worship, and by Śakti’s anugraha (grace) the devotee’s awareness is led inward—so the external rite culminates in installing Shiva-consciousness in the heart, the true ‘inner linga’ of contemplation.
A meditative takeaway is hṛdaya-dhyāna: after purification (often supported by bhasma/tripuṇḍra and mantra-japa), one visualizes nectar-like grace descending and then fixes awareness in the heart as the deathless Self, aligned with steady japa of Shiva’s name.