Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva
Departure for Śiva’s Darśana
तं दृष्ट्वा चकिताक्ष्यासीन्महाहर्षेण साब्रवीत् । सोऽयं शिवापतिः साक्षाच्छिवो वै नात्र संशयः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā cakitākṣyāsīnmahāharṣeṇa sābravīt | so'yaṃ śivāpatiḥ sākṣācchivo vai nātra saṃśayaḥ
Nang Siya’y makita, nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata sa pagkamangha at, sa dakilang galak, ay nagsalita: “Ito nga ang Panginoon at kabiyak ni Śivā—si Śiva mismo na hayag na narito; walang alinlangan dito.”
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: सोऽयं शिवापतिः साक्षाच्छिवो वै नात्र संशयः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights pratyakṣa-anubhava—direct recognition of Śiva as the Supreme Pati—where devotion matures into certainty (niścaya) that the Lord is truly present and knowable.
Parvatī’s declaration affirms Saguna Śiva—Śiva approachable in a manifest form. This supports Linga and mūrti worship as valid means to encounter the same Supreme Śiva directly.
Cultivate steadfast bhakti and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so recognition of Śiva becomes doubtless; accompany with simple Śiva-pūjā such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and offering water to the Liṅga.