Shloka 17
पुत्रस्नेहातुरौ तौ वै शिवौ पर्वणिपर्वणि । दर्शनार्थं कुमारस्य स्वपुत्रस्य हि गच्छतः
putrasnehāturau tau vai śivau parvaṇiparvaṇi | darśanārthaṃ kumārasya svaputrasya hi gacchataḥ
Overcome with affection for their son, Śiva and Pārvatī would, at every sacred observance and festival, go to behold the boy—indeed their own son—solely for the joy of darśana.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna
Sthala Purana: Śiva and Pārvatī repeatedly go for Kumāra’s darśana on every parvan (sacred festival day). In Srisailam māhātmya framing, such recurring divine visitation sacralizes the locale and grounds the Jyotirliṅga’s living presence in cyclical sacred time.
Significance: Models tīrtha-yātrā as an act of bhakti: repeated darśana and return cultivate steadiness (sthiti) and invite Śiva’s grace (anugraha) for devotees.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights how even the Supreme Lord, as Saguna Shiva, participates in tender leela—showing that loving devotion and the sanctity of darśana are valid spiritual gateways, softening the heart toward grace (anugraha).
The verse emphasizes darśana and personal relationship with the Divine. In Linga worship, devotees similarly seek Shiva’s presence through a tangible sacred form—affirming Saguna upasana while pointing inward to the ever-present Nirguna reality.
On festival days (parvan), take darśana of Shiva through Linga-puja with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering water and bilva leaves, and concluding with a brief meditation on Shiva as compassionate Pati bestowing grace.