Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi
विश्वरूपप्रजेशस्य दिव्यरूपे सुते उभे । सिद्धिबुद्धिरिति ख्याते शुभे सर्वांगशोभने
viśvarūpaprajeśasya divyarūpe sute ubhe | siddhibuddhiriti khyāte śubhe sarvāṃgaśobhane
生主毗湿婆卢波诞下两位具天妙之相的女儿，名闻为“悉地”与“菩提”；二者皆为吉祥，通体光彩照人。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: creative
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The verse frames Siddhi (spiritual accomplishment) and Buddhi (higher discernment) as divinely-originating, auspicious powers—suggesting that true attainment and clarity arise through dharma and ultimately mature in devotion to Pati (Shiva) in the Shaiva Siddhanta sense.
By highlighting divine, auspicious qualities embodied as Siddhi and Buddhi, the text supports Saguna worship: through reverence of Shiva’s manifest form (including Linga worship), the devotee’s buddhi becomes purified and siddhi becomes aligned to liberation rather than mere worldly power.
A practical takeaway is mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya)—with Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as supports, undertaken to refine buddhi (discernment) and orient siddhi (attainments) toward Shiva-realization.