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
देवि, किं वरं इच्छसि? अतः परं प्रष्टुमिच्छामि। यतः, देवि, त्वय्येव तत्फलं सर्वं, सर्वफलप्रकाशनं च, प्रदृश्यते।
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.