Shloka 39
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
सुताहं संभविष्यामि सन्तुष्टा तव भक्तितः । देव कार्यं करिष्यामि सेविता निखिलैस्सुरैः
sutāhaṃ saṃbhaviṣyāmi santuṣṭā tava bhaktitaḥ | deva kāryaṃ kariṣyāmi sevitā nikhilaissuraiḥ
Erfreut über deine Hingabe werde ich wahrlich als deine Tochter geboren werden. Ich werde das Werk der Götter vollbringen, und von allen Devas geehrt und bedient werden.
Parvati (as the divine feminine promising incarnation; contextually the Goddess speaking to her devotee/aspirant)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that sincere bhakti draws divine grace: the Goddess vows to incarnate and aid cosmic dharma, showing that devotion can align personal longing with the larger purpose of Pati (Shiva) and the devas.
Incarnation and “service by the devas” emphasize Saguna worship—God approached with form and qualities. In Shaiva practice, devotion to Shiva’s Linga is paired with reverence to Shakti (Parvati), through whom Shiva’s grace becomes accessible in embodied life.
The practical takeaway is steady bhakti-sādhana: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), simple Linga-pūjā with humility, and inner remembrance—so devotion becomes the cause (bhaktitaḥ) for divine assistance in one’s dharma.