Shloka 4
पार्वत्याः यात्रासंस्कारः तथा पातिव्रत्योपदेशः / Preparations for Girijā’s Auspicious Journey and the Teaching on Pātivratya
शैलसन्देशमाकर्ण्य हर्षशोकवशा मुने । मेना संयापयामास कर्त्तुमासीत्समुद्यता
śailasandeśamākarṇya harṣaśokavaśā mune | menā saṃyāpayāmāsa karttumāsītsamudyatā
O Weiser, als Menā die Botschaft vernahm, die der Berg (Himālaya) gesandt hatte, wurde sie abwechselnd von Freude und Kummer ergriffen; sie begann ihr Herz zu beruhigen und machte sich bereit, nach der Lage zu handeln.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It shows the inner discipline of steadiness: even when emotions rise (joy and grief), one regains composure and becomes fit to act in harmony with Dharma—an essential quality for those connected to Śiva’s sacred unfolding through Pārvatī’s life.
Though not directly about the Liṅga, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti by portraying how devotees and Śiva’s divine family respond to Śiva’s providential movements—composure and readiness become part of lived devotion.
The practical takeaway is mental steadiness (śama) before action; devotees may cultivate this through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to calm emotional agitation and align the mind with Śiva.