Shloka 20
काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva
विज्ञप्तिं शृणु मत्प्रीत्या स्वदासस्य ममाधुना । तव देवाज्ञया तात दीनत्वाद्वर्णयामि हि
vijñaptiṃ śṛṇu matprītyā svadāsasya mamādhunā | tava devājñayā tāta dīnatvādvarṇayāmi hi
Out of affection for me, please listen now to this humble petition of mine, for I am your own servant. O dear one, by your divine command I shall indeed describe my helpless plight.
Parvati (speaking humbly within the Parvati Khanda narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames a bhakti-style petition (vijñapti) and surrender that, in later sthala traditions, often precedes Śiva’s granting of darśana/anugraha.
Significance: Models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as the inner ‘tīrtha’: humility and self-offering are presented as prerequisites for grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights bhakti expressed as humility and surrender—approaching the Lord (Pati) as one’s master while admitting one’s dīnatva (helplessness). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such self-offering loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns the soul toward grace.
It models the devotee’s stance before Saguna Shiva—prayerful submission and honest confession. Linga-worship similarly centers on approaching Shiva as the compassionate Lord who hears the devotee’s petition and responds through anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is daily supplicatory prayer before Shiva—after offering water/bilva to the Linga, recite the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and then state one’s request with humility, acknowledging dependence on Shiva’s command and grace.