Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
शिवा शिवश्च विप्रेन्द्र द्वयोश्च सुतयोः परम् । दर्शंदर्शं च तल्लीलां महत्प्रेम समावहत्
śivā śivaśca viprendra dvayośca sutayoḥ param | darśaṃdarśaṃ ca tallīlāṃ mahatprema samāvahat
โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ ศิวา (ปารวตี) และพระศิวะ—ทั้งสองเปี่ยมด้วยความรักยิ่งต่อโอรสทั้งสอง ครั้นได้เห็นลีลาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของโอรสครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า ดวงใจก็เอ่อล้นด้วยความเอ็นดูใหญ่หลวง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts the divine household of Śiva and Śivā delighting in their sons’ līlā—an image of cosmic ‘sthiti’ (harmonious sustaining order) expressed as parental affection.
Significance: Devotees often approach Śiva as Umāpati (householder-lord) for familial well-being and harmony; this verse supports that devotional imagination, though not tied to a specific shrine here.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that divine love (prema-bhakti) naturally deepens through repeated contemplation of the Lord’s līlā; even Śiva and Śivā relish and affirm sacred family-centered devotion, showing Saguna Śiva as accessible through affectionate remembrance.
While Liṅga worship points to the transcendent (Nirguṇa) reality of Śiva, this verse highlights Saguna Śiva—known through relationships and līlā—supporting devotional worship where love and remembrance mature into steadiness and grace.
Repeated remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitation of Śiva-kathā/Śiva-līlā—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—is implied as a practical way to cultivate great love and inner purity.