Shloka 23
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
ततो मेनाशु रत्नानि स्वर्णपात्रस्थितानि च । तस्मै दातुं ययौ प्रीत्या तदूतिप्री तमानसा
tato menāśu ratnāni svarṇapātrasthitāni ca | tasmai dātuṃ yayau prītyā tadūtiprī tamānasā
ثم أسرعت مِينا فجمعت الجواهر الموضوعة في أوعيةٍ من ذهب، وبقلبٍ مفعمٍ بالسرور لتلك المناسبة المباركة مضت فرِحةً لتقدّمها له قربانًا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights dāna offered with prīti (loving reverence) as an outer expression of inner devotion; in Shaiva thought, such purity of intention refines the heart toward Shiva’s grace.
Though the verse describes a narrative gift, it mirrors Saguna Shiva worship where offerings are made with joy and sincerity; the value lies less in the object and more in the bhakti that sanctifies the act.
Offerings (naivedya/dāna) should be made with a steady, pleased mind while remembering Shiva—ideally accompanied by japa such as the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).