Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
सत्ये सर्वव्यापकस्त्वं तदन्येषु च कु त्रचित् । युगव्यवस्थया स त्वं भविष्यसि तथा तथा
satye sarvavyāpakastvaṃ tadanyeṣu ca ku tracit | yugavyavasthayā sa tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi tathā tathā
“在真理纪（Satya-yuga），你遍满一切；而在其余诸纪，你只以某种特定方式被觉知。依诸劫纪（yuga）的次第，你将如是如是地示现——每一次皆以相应之相。”
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: yuga-cycle (Satya and subsequent yugas)
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva (Pati) is eternally the same Reality, yet devotees experience His presence differently across the yugas according to dharma and spiritual capacity—ranging from all-pervasive realization to more limited, form-based recognition.
When direct all-pervasive realization is difficult (especially in later yugas), Saguna worship—such as reverence to the Shiva-Linga—becomes a compassionate means to approach the same all-pervading Shiva through a sanctified form.
Adopt yuga-appropriate Shiva-sadhana: in Kali-yuga especially, steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, supported by simple Linga-puja and remembrance of Shiva’s omnipresence.