Shiva's response to Parvati

पार्वतीपरमेश्वरसंवादवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः
Parvati - supreme God discussion description Chapter 13



महेश्वर उवाच |
The great God said (to Parvati)



तपसा परमेणैव प्रकृतिं नाशयाम्यहम् |
प्रकृत्या रहितः शंभुरहं तिष्ठामि तत्त्वतः || 7 ||
With the highest penance I destroy the Prakriti. Free from Prakriti, I, Shiva, remain in my element.

This was asking for trouble. Now God gets an earful.