Shloka 12
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
पार्वत्यपि ततः प्रीत्या स्वसखीभ्यां वयोन्विता । जगाम स्वपितुर्गेहं रूपं कृत्वा तु सार्थकम्
pārvatyapi tataḥ prītyā svasakhībhyāṃ vayonvitā | jagāma svapiturgehaṃ rūpaṃ kṛtvā tu sārthakam
তাৰ পিছত পাৰ্বতীয়েও—প্ৰসন্ন মনেৰে আৰু এতিয়া যৌৱনপ্ৰাপ্ত হৈ—নিজৰ দুজনী সখীৰ সৈতে পিতৃৰ গৃহলৈ গ’ল, নিজৰ ৰূপ আৰু সৌন্দৰ্যক নিজৰ দিব্য উদ্দেশ্যৰ বাবে সাৰ্থক কৰি তুলিছিল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights Pārvatī’s ripening into spiritual and worldly readiness—an auspicious maturity that supports her destined role in Shiva’s divine līlā, showing that grace and right timing accompany sacred union and dharma.
Though the verse is narrative, it frames the human-like, saguna dimension of the tradition: the Goddess’s life events become sacred context for devotion, through which devotees approach Shiva’s presence (including Linga-worship) with reverence for the divine household and cosmic order.
A practical takeaway is cultivating śuddhi (inner and outer auspicious preparation): begin worship with purification, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) if initiated in Shaiva practice, and recite the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align one’s life transitions with Shiva’s grace.