Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं
Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time
त्वया पृष्ठो हरस्साक्षात्स्वगोत्रकथनं प्रति । समयेऽस्मिंस्तदत्यन्तमुपहासकरं वचः
tvayā pṛṣṭho harassākṣātsvagotrakathanaṃ prati | samaye'smiṃstadatyantamupahāsakaraṃ vacaḥ
你竟直接询问哈罗（湿婆）本尊，叫他讲述自己的族系；在此时此刻，这样的话实在可笑至极，只配当作戏谑。
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights that Śiva (Hara), as Pati—the Supreme Lord—transcends worldly markers like gotra and birth; treating Him as a limited social person is spiritually misplaced, reminding devotees to approach Him as the boundless Lord who grants liberation.
Liṅga-worship points to Śiva beyond form and lineage—beyond social identity—while Saguna devotion reveres His accessible presence; this verse cautions that even when He appears personally, His reality is not confined to human categories.
Meditate on Śiva as Pati beyond all limitations while reciting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bhakti without projecting worldly identity onto the Lord; this aligns inner worship with the Liṅga’s transcendent meaning.