Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
देव्युवाच । हे शक्तयोऽधुना देव्यो युष्माभिर्मन्निदेशतः । प्रलयश्चात्र कर्त्तव्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
devyuvāca | he śaktayo'dhunā devyo yuṣmābhirmannideśataḥ | pralayaścātra karttavyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
ଦେବୀ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଶକ୍ତିମାନେ, ହେ ଦେବୀମାନେ! ଏବେ ମୋ ଆଜ୍ଞାରେ ଏଠାରେ ପ୍ରଳୟ କର; ଏଥିରେ ବିଚାର ଦରକାର ନାହିଁ।
Devī (the Goddess, Śakti/Umā in context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: pralaya (localized dissolution within the narrative)
FAQs
It highlights Śakti’s sovereign agency in cosmic processes: dissolution (pralaya) occurs by divine will, reminding devotees that the universe is withdrawn and manifested under the governance of Pati–Śakti, not by random fate.
In Shaiva understanding, Saguna Shiva and Śakti preside over creation, maintenance, and dissolution. This verse supports the devotee’s surrender (śaraṇāgati) to the Lord’s manifested governance—often worshipped through the Liṅga as the stable axis amid cosmic change.
The takeaway is disciplined obedience and surrender to divine order: practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a contemplative sense of letting-go (laya), mentally offering all fear and attachment into Śiva–Śakti during meditation.