Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti
Para–Apara Ontology
भास्करो भगवाञ्छंभुः प्रभा भगवती शिवा । महेंद्रो मन्मथारातिः शची शैलेन्द्रकन्यका
bhāskaro bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ prabhā bhagavatī śivā | maheṃdro manmathārātiḥ śacī śailendrakanyakā
婆斯迦罗（太阳）即是薄伽梵商婆；其光辉即是薄伽梵女神湿婆（Śivā）。摩诃因陀罗（因陀罗）为摩那摩他罗提（湿婆，摧灭爱神者）之对敌；而舍支为山王之女（山生圣女神）。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches a Shaiva vision of unity: the powers and gods of the cosmos are expressions of Pati (Śiva) and His Śakti, so devotion matures into recognizing Śiva-Shakti as the inner reality behind all divine functions.
By identifying cosmic deities with Śiva and Śivā, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā: worshipping the Liṅga as the universal form in which all divine energies and offices are gathered and transcended.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna-bhāvanā: while japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), contemplate the Sun’s light and all divine powers as Śiva-Śakti, offering that awareness into the Liṅga with bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids if one follows those observances.