Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
भवदीयं त्विदं रूपमसत्यं च भवेदिह । तदा वेदोप्यसत्यो वै भवेदिति न संशयः
bhavadīyaṃ tvidaṃ rūpamasatyaṃ ca bhavediha | tadā vedopyasatyo vai bhavediti na saṃśayaḥ
இங்கே உமது இந்தத் திருவுருவே பொய்யாக இருந்தால், அப்பொழுது வேதமும் பொய்யாகிவிடும்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை.
Sanatkumara (inferred, Kumārakhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It declares Shiva’s manifest form (saguṇa revelation) as fully real and scripturally grounded; to call it unreal would collapse the very authority of Vedic testimony (pramāṇa) that guides the soul toward liberation.
It supports worship of Shiva’s accessible forms—especially the Liṅga—as authentic and Veda-consistent. In Shaiva Siddhanta, the Lord’s gracious manifestation is a real means for the bound soul (paśu) to approach Pati.
Hold firm śraddhā in Veda-supported Shiva-upāsanā: daily Liṅga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent remembrance of Shiva’s true presence in His form.