Shloka 99
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
परं हठं न तत्याज कन्यान्दातुं हराय न । स्वीचकार तदा मेना शिवमायाविमोहि ता
paraṃ haṭhaṃ na tatyāja kanyāndātuṃ harāya na | svīcakāra tadā menā śivamāyāvimohi tā
তথাপি সি নিজৰ হঠ নাছাড়িলে, কন্যাক হৰ (শিৱ)ক দিবলৈ মান্তি নহ’ল। পাছত শিৱমায়াত বিমোহিত হৈ মেনাই সন্মতি দিলে।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It shows how human will and worldly fear can resist dharma, yet the Lord’s grace—working through Śiva’s Māyā—redirects the heart toward the destined union with Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.
Hara is Saguna Śiva—approachable in form and līlā—who guides devotees through māyā toward right alignment. Linga-worship likewise trains the mind to move from outer hesitation to inner consent and surrender to Śiva.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to dissolve resistance born of delusion, coupled with simple Śiva-pūjā (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa if one’s tradition permits).