Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
शिवां शिवाय शैलेन्द्र स्वेच्छया चेन्न दास्यसि । भविता तद्विवाहोऽत्र भवितव्यबलेन हि
śivāṃ śivāya śailendra svecchayā cenna dāsyasi | bhavitā tadvivāho'tra bhavitavyabalena hi
噢，山王（Śailendra），若你不愿以自心将湿婆女神（Śivā，帕尔瓦蒂）奉与湿婆（Śiva），即便如此，他们的婚礼也必将在此成就——凭借命定之事不可抗拒的力量。
A divine narrator/voice within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context (addressing Himālaya regarding Pārvatī’s marriage to Śiva)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: daiva-niyati (irresistible destiny) asserted as overriding individual reluctance
FAQs
The verse highlights the supremacy of Śiva’s divine will and the unfolding of dharma through destiny: when a union is aligned with cosmic order (Pati–Śakti), it manifests inevitably, teaching surrender and trust in the Lord’s governance.
Śiva here is approached as Saguna—Lord who acts in the world through līlā—yet the inevitability of the event points to his higher sovereignty. Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to accept Śiva as both immanent (present in rites) and transcendent (controller of destiny).
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with steady devotion—especially suitable in vrata and worship connected with Śiva–Pārvatī, such as Mahāśivarātri observance.