Shloka 44
पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth
मेनोवाच । जगदम्ब महेशानि कृतातिकरुणा त्वया । आविर्भूता मम पुरो विलसन्ती यदम्बिके
menovāca | jagadamba maheśāni kṛtātikaruṇā tvayā | āvirbhūtā mama puro vilasantī yadambike
Menā sprach: O Mutter des Weltalls, o Maheśānī, erhabene Königin Maheśas! Du hast überströmendes Erbarmen erwiesen; wahrlich, o Ambikā, bist du vor mir erschienen, strahlend in leuchtender Pracht.
Menā
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: जगदम्ब महेशानि कृतातिकरुणा त्वया । आविर्भूता मम पुरो विलसन्ती यदम्बिके
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse highlights Śakti’s anugraha (grace): the Divine Mother responds to sincere devotion by making her presence directly experiencable. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such manifestation affirms the compassionate, accessible (saguṇa) aspect of the Supreme—guiding the soul toward purification and God-realization.
Calling her “Maheśānī” places her inseparably with Maheśa (Śiva), reflecting the Śiva-Śakti unity central to Linga worship. The verse supports saguṇa upāsanā: God and Goddess graciously reveal themselves through form, presence, and relationship to uplift the devotee.
The verse suggests bhakti-centered remembrance and praise (stuti) as a direct means to invite grace—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and reverent worship of Śiva with awareness of Śakti as his inseparable power.