Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
एवञ्च त्रिविधं शैल नीतिशास्त्रोदितं वचः । कथ्यतां त्रिषु मध्ये किं ब्रुवे वाक्यं त्वदीप्सितम्
evañca trividhaṃ śaila nītiśāstroditaṃ vacaḥ | kathyatāṃ triṣu madhye kiṃ bruve vākyaṃ tvadīpsitam
اے شَیل! نیتی شاستر میں کہا گیا یہ قول تین طرح کا ہے۔ بتاؤ—ان تینوں میں سے تمہیں کون سا طریقہ پسند ہے؟ تمہاری خواہش کے مطابق میں کون سا کلام کہوں؟
Parvati
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights viveka (discernment) in dharmic decision-making—speech and counsel should be chosen consciously, aligning intention with righteousness, a foundation for inner purity that supports devotion to Shiva.
Even in Saguna Shiva-bhakti, conduct and truthful, well-considered speech are offerings of the mind (manasa-puja). Ethical clarity steadies the devotee’s resolve, making worship more sincere and spiritually fruitful.
A practical takeaway is to precede japa (such as the Panchakshara, "Om Namah Shivaya") with a brief self-inquiry: choose words and actions that are dharmic, beneficial, and truthful—this purifies the mind for meditation.