Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
चंद्रो न खलु भात्येष यथा चंद्रिकया विना । न भाति विद्यमानो ऽपि तथा शक्त्या विना शिवः
caṃdro na khalu bhātyeṣa yathā caṃdrikayā vinā | na bhāti vidyamāno 'pi tathā śaktyā vinā śivaḥ
เช่นเดียวกับที่ดวงจันทร์นี้ไม่ส่องแสงอย่างแท้จริงหากปราศจากแสงจันทร์ พระศิวะ—แม้จะทรงดำรงอยู่ตลอดกาล—ก็ไม่ทรงส่องประกายปรากฏออกมาได้หากปราศจากศักติ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) is eternally real, yet His glory and activity become manifest through Śakti; realizing their inseparable unity is key to understanding creation, grace, and liberation in Shaiva philosophy.
Linga worship honors Śiva as the transcendent reality, while rituals and iconography also acknowledge Śakti as the power by which Śiva is experienced; devotion becomes complete when the devotee sees the Linga as Śiva inseparable from His Śakti.
Meditate on the inseparability of Śiva-Śakti while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform worship with bhakti—offering water, bilva, and bhasma/tripundra as reminders of Śiva’s presence and Śakti’s transforming power.