Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
यथा पद्मालया विष्णोस्सावित्री च यथा मम । तथा सहचरीं शंभो कांतां गृह्णीष्व संप्रति
yathā padmālayā viṣṇossāvitrī ca yathā mama | tathā sahacarīṃ śaṃbho kāṃtāṃ gṛhṇīṣva saṃprati
“正如莲居者帕德玛拉雅（吉祥天女拉克希米）之于毗湿奴，正如娑维特丽之于我（梵天），同样地——噢商婆（Śambhu）——请汝此刻纳受一位挚爱之配偶，作汝恒常的伴侣。”
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights that the Lord’s manifest (saguṇa) play in the world is fulfilled through Śiva’s acceptance of Śakti as His companion—showing that grace, protection of dharma, and guidance to beings arise through their divine unity.
While the Liṅga signifies Śiva beyond form (nirguṇa), this verse emphasizes Śiva’s saguṇa aspect—where the Lord accepts a consort for cosmic order. Devotion may be offered to the Liṅga as Śiva Himself, while also honoring Śakti as inseparable from His manifested worship.
A practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with the awareness of Śiva–Śakti unity—chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bilva leaves, and meditating on the Liṅga as the auspicious Lord whose grace operates in the world through Śakti.