Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
योनिर्धरित्री जगतां त्वमेव त्वमेव नित्या प्रकृतिः परस्तात् । यथा वशं क्रियते ब्रह्मरूपं सा त्वं नित्या मे प्रसीदाद्य मातः
yonirdharitrī jagatāṃ tvameva tvameva nityā prakṛtiḥ parastāt | yathā vaśaṃ kriyate brahmarūpaṃ sā tvaṃ nityā me prasīdādya mātaḥ
唯你是诸世界之胎藏与承载之大地；唯你是超越一切的永恒自性（Prakṛti）。由你之力，连被称为梵（Brahman）的原理亦受摄持而显现为形。永恒之母啊，今日愿你垂怜于我。
Lord Shiva (addressing Devī Pārvatī as the Supreme Mother and Prakṛti)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse affirms Devī as the eternal cosmic power (Prakṛti/Śakti) who births and sustains the worlds and whose grace governs manifestation; it frames liberation as ultimately dependent on divine compassion (prasāda) rather than mere intellectual grasp of Brahman.
In Shiva Purana devotion, Saguna worship is complete when Shiva is adored together with Śakti: the Linga signifies Shiva as Pati, while this verse highlights Śakti as the power by which even the highest principle becomes manifest—encouraging integrated Shiva-Śakti worship.
The core practice implied is bhakti and surrender seeking prasāda: worship Shiva with the awareness of Devī as the sustaining Mother, recite the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and conclude prayer with a direct request for grace (prasīda).