Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
तस्माद्यथोक्तविधिना कर्तुमर्हसि मे प्रभो । विवाहं त्वं महादेव देवानां कार्य्यसिद्धये
tasmādyathoktavidhinā kartumarhasi me prabho | vivāhaṃ tvaṃ mahādeva devānāṃ kāryyasiddhaye
پس اے میرے پروردگار، تم پر لازم ہے کہ شاستروکت विधि کے مطابق یہ ویواہ انجام دو۔ اے مہادیو، دیوتاؤں کے مقصد کی تکمیل کے لیے اس نکاح کو مکمل کرو۔
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse culminates the corrective intent: the marriage must be done yathokta-vidhi for ‘devānāṃ kārya-siddhi’—the cosmic purpose. This is a loka-saṅgraha motif rather than a site-specific jyotirliṅga origin.
Significance: Frames vivāha as a cosmic-sacramental act; for devotees, it models that major life rites should be performed with śāstric propriety and devotion to invite īśvara’s anugraha.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It presents Shiva’s divine marriage as a dharmic act performed by Saguna Mahādeva for loka-saṅgraha (upholding cosmic order), showing that even the Supreme acts through prescribed rites to bless beings and stabilize the worlds.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s compassionate participation in worldly dharma; devotees worship the Liṅga as the same Mahādeva who, though transcendent, accepts ritual order and manifests in līlā for the gods’ and devotees’ welfare.
It highlights yathokta-vidhi—performing worship and vows according to śāstra; a practical takeaway is disciplined pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) done with right procedure and intention.