Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
गणेशविवाहोत्सवः तथा सिद्धि-बुद्धि-सन्तानवर्णनम् | Gaṇeśa’s Wedding Festival and the Progeny of Siddhi & Buddhi
अद्यापि दृश्यते तत्र शिवया सहितश्शिवः । सर्वेषां निजभक्तानां कामपूरस्सतां गतिः
adyāpi dṛśyate tatra śivayā sahitaśśivaḥ | sarveṣāṃ nijabhaktānāṃ kāmapūrassatāṃ gatiḥ
直至今日，人们仍在彼处瞻见湿婆与湿婆妃（帕尔瓦蒂）同在。祂成就一切自家奉献者之所愿，亦为善人之至上归依与究竟归趣。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna
Sthala Purana: The kṣetra is affirmed as ever-present (adyāpi): Śiva remains manifest and ‘seen’ with Śivā, indicating continuing accessibility of grace through the Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Kāmapūra (wish-fulfilling) for devotees and gati (final refuge) for the sādhus—framed as both bhoga (worldly boons) and mokṣa (liberation) through devotion.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It affirms Śiva’s living presence and accessibility: through devotion, the devotee attains both worldly fulfillment aligned with dharma and the highest gati—liberation by Śiva’s grace.
By stating that Śiva is ‘seen there’ with Śivā, the verse supports Saguna worship—darśana of Śiva in a sacred locus (often through the Liṅga as His manifest support) where devotees directly receive anugraha (grace).
Seek darśana with bhakti: worship Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offer water and bilva leaves to the Liṅga, and pray that desires be purified into dharmic aims leading toward mokṣa.