Shloka 14
पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्
Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman
दण्डैश्च मुकुटं विद्धं मृष्टं भवति सर्वतः । किं तस्य बहुपक्षेण स्वयमेव महाप्रभुः
daṇḍaiśca mukuṭaṃ viddhaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ bhavati sarvataḥ | kiṃ tasya bahupakṣeṇa svayameva mahāprabhuḥ
দণ্ডৰ আঘাত আৰু বিদ্ধ হ’লে মুকুট সকলোফালে মসৃণ আৰু দীপ্ত হয়। তেন্তে বহু তৰ্কৰ কি প্ৰয়োজন? স্বয়ং মহাপ্ৰভুৱেই চূড়ান্ত প্ৰমাণ।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, with the verse affirming Shiva as the ultimate pramāṇa)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; the verse uses an analogy (crown polished by blows) to assert that Śiva Himself is the final pramāṇa/authority beyond disputation.
Significance: Supports śraddhā in Śiva as the ultimate arbiter; encourages surrender over contentious debate.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that hardship and discipline can refine the seeker—like a crown polished by repeated impact—and concludes that the highest certainty in dharma is Shiva Himself, the supreme Pati who perfects and purifies.
By declaring Mahaprabhu Shiva as the decisive authority, it supports Saguna devotion (such as Linga worship) as a valid means of grace: the devotee relies not on endless debate but on surrender to Shiva, who reveals truth through worship and experience.
The practical takeaway is tapas with bhakti: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship, accepting life’s ‘strikes’ as purifying—supported by regular Tripundra/Bhasma application and mindful devotion.