Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
स्वतन्त्रः परतन्त्रश्च त्वया देवि कृतो ह्यहम् । सर्वकर्त्री च प्रकृतिर्महामाया त्वमेव हि
svatantraḥ paratantraśca tvayā devi kṛto hyaham | sarvakartrī ca prakṛtirmahāmāyā tvameva hi
Ôi Nữ Thần, bởi Ngài mà con được tạo thành vừa tự tại vừa lệ thuộc. Chính Ngài mà thôi là Prakṛti—năng lực làm nên muôn sự—là Đại Māyā.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
The verse affirms that the Lord’s manifest play depends upon Śakti: Parvatī as Mahāmāyā and Prakṛti is the power through which agency, limitation, and cosmic functioning appear—guiding the soul from bondage toward grace and liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame (Pati empowered by Śakti, with Pāśa as Māyā).
In Saguna worship, the Liṅga is revered as Shiva with Śakti inseparably present; this verse supports that devotion by showing that all manifestation and all ‘doing’ in the world operates through the Goddess as Prakṛti/Māyā, while Shiva remains the supreme Lord addressed in the narrative.
A practical takeaway is Shiva–Shakti contemplation during japa: repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while meditating that all agency and outcomes arise through Mahāmāyā/Prakṛti, cultivating humility and surrender (śaraṇāgati) alongside devotion.