Shloka 24
पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्थं कृत्वा महेशान्या गर्भस्थाया बहुस्तुतिम् । प्रसन्नमनसो देवास्स्वं स्वं धाम ययुस्तदा
brahmovāca | itthaṃ kṛtvā maheśānyā garbhasthāyā bahustutim | prasannamanaso devāssvaṃ svaṃ dhāma yayustadā
Brahmā sprach: Nachdem sie Maheśānī, die das Kind im Leibe trug, so mit reichen Lobpreisungen geehrt hatten, zogen die Götter—mit beruhigtem und zufriedenen Sinn—davon, ein jeder in seine eigene Wohnstatt.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It shows that sincere stuti (devotional praise) to Śiva-Śakti—here Maheśānī—purifies the mind (prasanna-manas) and restores divine harmony, after which beings return to their rightful duties and abodes.
Though the verse praises Maheśānī, it reflects Saguna worship in the Shiva Purana: honoring Śakti is inseparable from honoring Śiva, and such devotion supports auspiciousness and steadiness of mind that underlies all forms of Śaiva worship, including Liṅga-pūjā.
A practical takeaway is stotra-japa and heartfelt praise (stuti) offered with a calm mind; it complements common Śaiva practice like chanting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and concluding worship by returning to one’s duties with inner serenity.