Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
शिवाशिवावूचतुः । अस्माकं नियमः पूर्वं कृतश्च सुखदो हि वाम् । श्रूयतां सुसुतौ प्रीत्या कथयावो यथार्थकम्
śivāśivāvūcatuḥ | asmākaṃ niyamaḥ pūrvaṃ kṛtaśca sukhado hi vām | śrūyatāṃ susutau prītyā kathayāvo yathārthakam
شیو اور شیوا (پاروتی) نے فرمایا— ہم نے پہلے ایک نِیَم مقرر کیا تھا؛ وہ تم دونوں کے لیے یقیناً سُکھ دینے والا ہے۔ اے نیک بیٹو، محبت سے سنو؛ ہم تمہیں حقیقت جیسی ہے ویسی بتاتے ہیں۔
Shiva and Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse foregrounds Śiva–Śakti as parental teachers establishing niyama (discipline) for the sons.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Śiva and Śivā as compassionate gurus who establish niyama (disciplined observance) for the welfare of devotees; happiness here implies both worldly harmony and the inner purity that supports liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame.
By emphasizing niyama and truthful instruction from the Divine Couple, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva with loving discipline—often expressed through orderly pūjā, mantra-japa, and reverent hearing (śravaṇa) of Śiva’s teachings.
The direct takeaway is śravaṇa with prīti (devotional listening) and adopting a niyama—such as daily pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa—performed consistently as a happiness-giving discipline.