Shloka 11
पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth
मेना स्पृहावती केषु न मे शंसति वस्तुषु । किंचिदिष्टं ह्रियापृच्छदनुवेलं सखी गिरिः
menā spṛhāvatī keṣu na me śaṃsati vastuṣu | kiṃcidiṣṭaṃ hriyāpṛcchadanuvelaṃ sakhī giriḥ
মেনা আকাঙ্ক্ষাৰে ভৰা থাকিলেও, তেওঁ কোন কোন বস্তু বিচাৰে সেয়া মোক নক’লে। কিন্তু মোৰ সখী গিৰি লাজেৰে বাৰে বাৰে মোক সুধিছিল—মোৰ কি ইষ্ট, মোক কি লাগে।
Pārvatī (narrated within Sūta’s discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights hrī (sacred modesty) and inner longing directed toward an auspicious goal—supporting the Purāṇic theme that worldly emotions become purifying when oriented toward Śiva and dharma.
Though not a direct ritual verse, it sits in the narrative leading to Pārvatī’s union with Saguna Śiva; the household’s restrained longing mirrors the devotee’s reverent approach to Śiva in form (Liṅga/Īśvara) with humility.
The takeaway is cultivating humility and steady intention; devotees may pair this mood with gentle japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a modest, inward offering rather than a display.