Shloka 34
शिवरूपदर्शनम्
Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form
ततस्ताः प्रेमसंविग्नाश्शिवदर्शनहर्षिताः । निधाय हृदि तन्मूर्तिं वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्
tatastāḥ premasaṃvignāśśivadarśanaharṣitāḥ | nidhāya hṛdi tanmūrtiṃ vacanaṃ cedamabruvan
Da wurden jene Frauen, von Liebe tief ergriffen und durch die Schau Śivas voll Freude, und sie legten eben diese Gestalt in ihr Herz und sprachen folgende Worte.
Narrator (Sūta Gosvāmin, relating the Purāṇic account)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as an inner transformation: true Śiva-darśana ripens into heart-abidance (hṛdaya-smaraṇa), where the devotee ‘enshrines’ Śiva’s form within and responds through reverent speech and surrender.
The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—joy arising from Śiva’s perceptible form and presence. In Linga-worship too, the external darśana is meant to mature into inner contemplation, seeing the Lord as indwelling Pati who grants grace to the bound soul (paśu).
A simple takeaway is dhyāna with smaraṇa: after darśana (temple or Linga worship), mentally place Śiva’s mūrti in the heart and continue japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady remembrance.