Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
संप्रधार्य्येति स विभुस्तया शक्त्या परेश्वरः । सव्ये व्यापारयांचक्रे दशमेंऽगेसुधासवम्
saṃpradhāryyeti sa vibhustayā śaktyā pareśvaraḥ | savye vyāpārayāṃcakre daśameṃ'gesudhāsavam
既已如是决意，那遍一切的至上主——帕拉梅湿伐罗——与彼圣力（Śakti）同在，令甘露般的精髓发动；并在其左侧，使之于创造过程的第十支分（阶段）中运作。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Sṛṣṭi-krama: activation of a specific aṅga (tenth stage) via Śakti
FAQs
It shows that creation is not accidental: the Supreme (Pati/Śiva) consciously wills and, through Śakti, activates the life-giving “nectar-essence” that sustains manifestation—highlighting Shiva as the intelligent cause and Śakti as the operative power.
In Saguna worship, the devotee contemplates Shiva as Pareśvara who, with Śakti, makes the cosmos function. The Liṅga symbolizes this unified reality—Shiva as transcendent consciousness with immanent power—so worship affirms both stillness (Shiva) and dynamism (Śakti).
A simple takeaway is Śiva-Śakti dhyāna while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), visualizing Shiva as the all-pervading Lord and Śakti as the energizing force that turns divine will into living order.