Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
शक्तितत्त्ववर्णनम् / Exposition of the Principle of Śakti
न हि शक्तिमतश्शक्त्या विप्रयोगो ऽस्ति जातुचित् । तस्माच्छक्तेः शक्तिमतस्तादात्म्यान्निर्वृतिर्द्वयोः
na hi śaktimataśśaktyā viprayogo 'sti jātucit | tasmācchakteḥ śaktimatastādātmyānnirvṛtirdvayoḥ
Tidak pernah, pada bila-bila masa, wujud perpisahan antara Pemilik Kuasa (Śaktimān—Śiva) dan Kuasa-Nya (Śakti). Maka, kerana Śakti dan Yang Berkuasa itu sehakikat, ketenteraman sempurna dan pembebasan bagi kedua-duanya ditegakkan dalam ketakberbedaan itu sendiri.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva (Śaktimān) and Śakti are inseparable and of one essence; realizing this non-separation is presented as the ground of nirvṛti—inner completion and liberation.
In Linga worship, the devotee honors Śiva together with His inherent Śakti—consciousness with its power of grace—so the Saguna form is not separate from the supreme reality but a doorway to recognizing their essential oneness.
Meditate on Śiva with Śakti as non-different while repeating the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and offer worship with the attitude that the Lord and His power of grace are never divided.