Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 636
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
तपस्विनस्तपस्विन्या तेजस्विन्याउइतितेजस: । भुगुश्रेष्ठ॒ वहाँ उन सबने उन दोनोंके चरणोंमें मस्तक झुकाकर उन्हें प्रसन्न करके भगवान् रुद्रसे कहा--*पापरहित महादेव! यह जो देवी पार्ववीके साथ आपका समागम हुआ है
tapasvinās tapasvinyā tejasvinyā iti tejasāḥ | bhṛguśreṣṭha, vahāṃ te sarve tau ubhau caraṇayoḥ mastakaṃ nidhāya prasādya bhagavantaṃ rudram ūcuḥ— apāparahita mahādeva! ayaṃ yaḥ devyāḥ pārvatyā saha tava samāgamaḥ sa tapasvinaḥ tapasvinyā saha, mahātejasvinaḥ tejasvinyā saha ca saṃyogaḥ |
毗湿摩说道：婆利古族中最胜者与诸人齐声称道：“苦行者配苦行女；光耀者配光耀女。”他们在神圣双尊足下俯首致敬。既令二位欢喜，便对鲁陀罗说道：“无罪的大自在天（摩诃提婆）啊！你与女神帕尔瓦蒂的结合，正是相称的会合：苦行与苦行相契，大灵辉与大灵辉相应。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Śiva and Pārvatī’s union as ethically and spiritually appropriate: like joins with like—tapas with tapas and tejas with tejas—highlighting the dharmic ideal that relationships are strengthened when virtues, discipline, and spiritual aims are shared.
Sages led by a foremost Bhṛgu bow to Śiva and Pārvatī, seek their favor, and then praise Rudra, declaring that his union with Pārvatī is a harmonious meeting of two ascetics and two beings of great spiritual radiance.