Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
भवदीयं त्विदं रूपमसत्यं च भवेदिह । तदा वेदोप्यसत्यो वै भवेदिति न संशयः
bhavadīyaṃ tvidaṃ rūpamasatyaṃ ca bhavediha | tadā vedopyasatyo vai bhavediti na saṃśayaḥ
اگر یہاں آپ کا یہ روپ غیر حقیقی ہو جائے تو پھر بےشک وید بھی غیر حقیقی ٹھہرے گا—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Sanatkumara (inferred, Kumārakhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It declares Shiva’s manifest form (saguṇa revelation) as fully real and scripturally grounded; to call it unreal would collapse the very authority of Vedic testimony (pramāṇa) that guides the soul toward liberation.
It supports worship of Shiva’s accessible forms—especially the Liṅga—as authentic and Veda-consistent. In Shaiva Siddhanta, the Lord’s gracious manifestation is a real means for the bound soul (paśu) to approach Pati.
Hold firm śraddhā in Veda-supported Shiva-upāsanā: daily Liṅga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent remembrance of Shiva’s true presence in His form.