Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
पुरुषः परमेशानः प्रकृतिः परमेश्वरी । रुद्रो महेश्वरस्साक्षाद्रुद्राणी रुद्रवल्लभा
puruṣaḥ parameśānaḥ prakṛtiḥ parameśvarī | rudro maheśvarassākṣādrudrāṇī rudravallabhā
ปุรุษะคือปรเมศาน ส่วนปรกฤติคือปรเมศวรี รุทระนั้นเป็นมหेशวรโดยแท้ และรุทราณีคือผู้เป็นที่รักของรุทระ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: creative
FAQs
It affirms the Shaiva view that the Supreme Reality is Shiva (Puruṣa/Parameśāna) inseparable from His power (Prakṛti/Parameśvarī), and that realizing this unity leads the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation under the grace of Pati.
It supports Saguna worship by identifying Rudra as Mahādeva “in person,” making Linga-pūjā and devotion to Shiva meaningful as direct worship of the Supreme, together with reverence for Rudrāṇī/Śakti as His manifest power.
Meditate on Shiva–Shakti as one reality while chanting the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and perform Linga worship with the understanding that Rudra (consciousness) and Rudrāṇī (power) are inseparable.