Shloka 22
तद्वशे स च भर्तासीत्तस्य पुत्रचतुष्टयम् । सोऽपि नित्यं शिवस्यैव पूजां च स्म करोत्यसौ
tadvaśe sa ca bhartāsīttasya putracatuṣṭayam | so'pi nityaṃ śivasyaiva pūjāṃ ca sma karotyasau
Under her influence he became her husband, and from him she bore four sons. He too, day after day, continually performed worship of Lord Śiva alone.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Highlights gṛhastha life as a field of pāśa (influence/attachment) where steady Śiva-pūjā becomes the sādhana that invites anugraha despite domestic pressures.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights nitya-pūjā (daily worship) and single-pointed devotion to Pati (Śiva) as a steady path for purifying the soul (paśu) and loosening bondage (pāśa), aligning life and household duties with liberation-oriented bhakti.
The verse stresses regular, exclusive Śiva-pūjā—typically expressed in the Purāṇic context through saguna worship such as Liṅga-arcana (offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa), which stabilizes the mind and matures devotion toward Śiva’s highest reality.
A simple takeaway is daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and traditional supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, performed with consistency rather than occasional intensity.