Shloka 31
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
क्षिप्त्वा च पार्थिवांस्तत्र परावर्त्तत सा यदा । तदा पुत्रस्तडागस्थो दृश्यते स्म तटे तया
kṣiptvā ca pārthivāṃstatra parāvarttata sā yadā | tadā putrastaḍāgastho dṛśyate sma taṭe tayā
After casting the earthen offerings there, when she turned back, she then saw her son—who had been in the pond—appearing on the bank before her.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how acts of devotion—here symbolized by offering earthen (pārthiva) items—lead to an immediate, grace-filled shift in perception: what seemed distant or lost is revealed as present and protected, reflecting Shiva’s compassionate ordering of events around a devotee.
Pārthiva offerings commonly point to earth-based Shiva worship (pārthiva-liṅga pūjā), a Saguna mode where the devotee approaches Shiva through tangible sacred forms; the verse situates the fruit of such worship within a tirtha-like setting (pond and bank), consistent with Kotirudra’s pilgrimage-oriented narrative tone.
A practical takeaway is reverent pārthiva worship—making or offering clay/earth items (often a pārthiva-liṅga) with mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with focused remembrance and surrender.