Shloka 24
कामदाहोत्तरवृत्तान्तः / Aftermath of Kāma’s Burning
Pārvatī’s Fear and Himavān’s Consolation
आसाद्य कालीं संबोध्य तद्धिते स्थित आदरात् । अवोचस्त्वं वचस्तथ्यं सर्वेषां ज्ञानिनां वरः
āsādya kālīṃ saṃbodhya taddhite sthita ādarāt | avocastvaṃ vacastathyaṃ sarveṣāṃ jñānināṃ varaḥ
কালীদেৱীৰ ওচৰলৈ গৈ, আদৰেৰে তেওঁক সম্বোধন কৰি, তেওঁৰ হিতত স্থিত হৈ তুমি সত্য আৰু হিতকৰ বাক্য ক’লা—হে জ্ঞানীসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse praises speech that is both truthful (satya) and welfare-oriented (hita). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such disciplined, compassionate speech purifies the pashu (bound soul) and supports devotion and right conduct on the path toward Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is not only ritual but also ethical and devotional alignment. Speaking truth with reverence mirrors the inner purity expected in Shiva-puja—where mantra, intention, and conduct are harmonized as an offering to Shiva-Shakti.
A practical takeaway is to adopt satya-hita-vākya as a daily vrata: begin Shiva-puja or japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a resolve to speak truthfully and kindly, treating speech itself as an offering (vācika-sevā) to Shiva and the Devi.