Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
एकार्थे नहि शैलेश नाश्यास्सर्वा हि सम्पदः । एकं त्यजेत्कुलस्यार्थे श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी
ekārthe nahi śaileśa nāśyāssarvā hi sampadaḥ | ekaṃ tyajetkulasyārthe śrutireṣā sanātanī
Hỡi Chúa tể núi non, khi một mục đích duy nhất không được giữ vững, mọi phú quý đều tiêu tan. Vì lợi ích của gia tộc, người ta nên xả bỏ dù chỉ một điều; ấy là lời dạy vĩnh cửu của Śruti.
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches ekārtha—one-pointed commitment to dharma. When unity of purpose is lost, auspiciousness declines; Śruti upholds tyāga (renunciation) for the greater good, which purifies attachment and supports spiritual maturity.
Linga worship trains the devotee in single-minded focus (ekāgratā) and offering of self-interest. By surrendering personal claims for a higher dharmic aim, one aligns with Saguna Shiva as the upholder of order and the giver of grace.
Adopt one-pointed japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and practice a small, concrete tyāga—giving up one attachment or habit for dharma—while maintaining daily Śiva-pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and a steady, disciplined mind.