Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
देहं तत्याज योगेन श्रुत्वा सा भर्तृनिन्दनम् । साद्य त्वत्तस्तु मेनायां जज्ञे जठरतश्शिवा
dehaṃ tatyāja yogena śrutvā sā bhartṛnindanam | sādya tvattastu menāyāṃ jajñe jaṭharataśśivā
她听闻对其主宰的诋毁，便以瑜伽之力舍弃此身。随后确然由你而起，她迅即再生——为“湿婆女神”(Śivā)——入于梅那之胎。
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: reincarnation of Satī as Pārvatī (continuity across births)
FAQs
It teaches that true devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) is uncompromising: when dharma is violated through contempt of Shiva, the devotee withdraws from that condition and, by yogic resolve, continues the divine purpose—here, through rebirth as Śivā (Pārvatī).
The verse centers on loyalty to Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord (Pati). Insulting Shiva is spiritually destructive, while honoring Him—often through Linga worship—aligns the soul with auspiciousness (śivatva) and the Goddess’s own mission to reunite with Shiva for loka-saṅgraha.
It points to yogic steadiness and Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with meditation on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to inner resolve.