Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
शक्तिमानीश्वरः शश्वद्विश्वं व्याप्याधितिष्ठति । इदमित्थमिदं नेत्थं भवेदित्येवमात्मिका
śaktimānīśvaraḥ śaśvadviśvaṃ vyāpyādhitiṣṭhati | idamitthamidaṃ netthaṃ bhavedityevamātmikā
具足神力的大自在天恒常遍满宇宙，并从内在主宰摄持。其自性显为：“此如是；此非如是；其成如是”——正是裁定并安立宇宙秩序的根本原则。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva (Pati), inseparable from Śakti, is both immanent and sovereign—pervading all and directing the order of manifestation; liberation arises from recognizing His indwelling lordship rather than seeing the world as independent.
Linga worship trains the devotee to perceive the one Ishvara present in every form: though Shiva is beyond all attributes, He is realized as the all-pervading ruler who ‘determines’ creation—hence Saguna devotion becomes a doorway to Nirguna truth.
Practice inward contemplation (dhyāna) on Shiva as the indwelling governor while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steadiness and Shaiva identity.