Shloka 30
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
गौरुवाच । एवं जानाम्यहं पुत्र माया मां न जहात्यसौ । त्वद्दुःखेन सुदुःखं मे तस्मै दास्ये तदेव हि
gauruvāca | evaṃ jānāmyahaṃ putra māyā māṃ na jahātyasau | tvadduḥkhena suduḥkhaṃ me tasmai dāsye tadeva hi
Gaurī said: “Thus do I understand, my son—this Māyā does not abandon me. Your sorrow makes me deeply sorrowful; therefore, to him I shall indeed give that very response/boon accordingly.”
Gauri (Parvati)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Gaurī acknowledges the inescapability of Māyā’s veiling and responds compassionately to the devotee’s suffering, foreshadowing a remedial act (boon/permission) that will lead toward a purificatory sacred site.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage and divine aid as responses to suffering under Māyā, preparing the ground for grace (anugraha) through a tīrtha/Śiva-site.
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
Gaurī acknowledges Māyā’s binding presence even for embodied beings, and reveals a key Shaiva insight: compassion and grace respond to the devotee’s suffering, guiding the soul toward Shiva’s protection and liberation.
In Saguna worship (Linga worship included), the devotee approaches Shiva through the compassionate divine forms—Śiva and Śakti. Gaurī’s response shows that divine grace actively answers distress, supporting the devotee’s faith and steadiness in worship.
A practical takeaway is prayerful surrender with japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—offered with humility when afflicted by sorrow, seeking Śiva-Śakti’s anugraha (grace) to transcend Māyā.