Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
सर्वैश्वर्यपराकाष्टा शिवस्य व्यभिचारिणी । समानधर्मिणी तस्य तैस्तैर्भावैर्विशेषतः
sarvaiśvaryaparākāṣṭā śivasya vyabhicāriṇī | samānadharmiṇī tasya taistairbhāvairviśeṣataḥ
นางคือยอดสูงสุดแห่งอิศวรรยาทั้งปวง และเป็นผู้ไม่แยกจากพระศิวะเลย มีธรรมชาติเดียวกับพระองค์ จึงปรากฏเป็นภาวะเฉพาะต่าง ๆ นานาโดยวิถีอันวิจิตร.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s supreme sovereignty is expressed through His inseparable Śakti (understood here as Pārvatī), who shares His nature and reveals divine power in distinct modes—guiding the soul (paśu) from bondage (pāśa) toward grace and liberation.
In Liṅga and saguna worship, devotees approach Śiva as the Lord who is never without Śakti; the verse supports seeing the Liṅga not as a mere symbol but as the living presence of Pati together with His manifest power, making devotion, ritual, and grace effective.
Meditate on the inseparability of Śiva-Śakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bilva leaves to the Liṅga with the intent that all powers and inner states (bhāvas) be aligned to Śiva through steadfast devotion.