Shloka 28
कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा ते च सम्मान्य तं सुखेनामरास्तदा । सन्तस्थुस्तत्र विष्ण्वाद्यास्सर्वे लब्धमनोरथाः
brahmovāca | ityuktvā te ca sammānya taṃ sukhenāmarāstadā | santasthustatra viṣṇvādyāssarve labdhamanorathāḥ
Brahmā sprach: Nachdem sie so gesprochen hatten, ehrten die Götter ihn voller Freude; und dort blieben sie alle, mit Viṣṇu und den anderen, verweilend—ihr Vorhaben war erfüllt.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It highlights that when the divine is duly honored, the intended spiritual aim (manoratha) becomes fulfilled—suggesting that grace and reverent alignment with Pati (the Lord) resolves the gods’ purpose.
Though the verse is narrative, its core act is “sammānya” (reverent honoring), which mirrors Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through respectful devotion, by which seekers become “labdha-manorathāḥ,” successful in their aim.
The takeaway is reverential upacāra-bhakti: offer respectful homage (namaskāra, stuti, pūjā) with a calm mind; this is the inner attitude that supports mantra-japa such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).