Shloka 31
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
ततो ददर्श तं तात रुद्ररूपं महाद्भुतम् । पार्वती सहितं रम्यं विहसन्तं सुतेजसम्
tato dadarśa taṃ tāta rudrarūpaṃ mahādbhutam | pārvatī sahitaṃ ramyaṃ vihasantaṃ sutejasam
Dann, o Lieber, erblickte er jene höchst wunderbare Rudra-Gestalt—schön und strahlend—sanft lächelnd und heiter, in Freude zusammen mit Pārvatī.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Culminating revelation: after manifold forms, the Lord discloses His proper Rudra-svarūpa together with Pārvatī—signaling that grace matures into relational devotion (Śiva as Umāpati).
Significance: Affirms Śiva–Śakti togetherness as the complete object of devotion; inspires householders that divine union sanctifies worldly life when aligned to dharma and bhakti.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights śiva-darśana—beholding Rudra as the gracious, manifest Lord (Saguna Pati) whose radiant presence, together with Śakti (Pārvatī), awakens devotion and steadies the mind toward liberation.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva: Rudra with form, splendor, and compassionate smile. Linga-worship is a primary way devotees approach this same Lord in a sacred, accessible symbol that grants darśana and grace.
Contemplate Rudra’s luminous form with Pārvatī while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and support practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and purity.