Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita, Shloka 56
गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः
Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa
सदाशिवस्य देवस्य धर्मपत्नी मनोहरा । जगदम्बा त्रिजननी त्रिगुणा निर्गुणाप्यजा
sadāśivasya devasya dharmapatnī manoharā | jagadambā trijananī triguṇā nirguṇāpyajā
她是主宰萨达湿婆（Sadāśiva）之摄持正法、令人倾心的圣妃；她是Jagadambā——宇宙之母；是Trijanani——三界之母；她以三德（guṇa）运作，却又超越诸德——Ajā，无生无始。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse to the sages, describing the Divine Goddess as Sadāśiva’s śakti)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: creative
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Cosmic emanation implied: Jagadambā as source of worlds while remaining nirguṇa (beyond guṇas).
FAQs
It praises the supreme Śakti as both immanent (triguṇā—active in creation, preservation, and dissolution) and transcendent (nirguṇā—beyond all limiting qualities), affirming that liberation arises through recognizing the unity of Sadāśiva and His power.
Linga-worship honors Sadāśiva as the supreme Pati, while this verse highlights that His worship is complete with reverence to Śakti—She who manifests the cosmos through the guṇas, yet remains beyond them, guiding the devotee from saguna devotion toward nirguna realization.
A practical takeaway is Shiva–Shakti upāsanā: worship the Linga with bhakti while reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating the Goddess as Jagadambā who empowers all sādhana and leads beyond the guṇas.