Shloka 30
तारकपीडितदेवशरणागतिḥ — The Devas Seek Refuge from Tāraka
तथा विदध्वं सुतरां तस्यां तु परियत्नतः । पार्वत्यां मेनकाजायां रेतः प्रतिनिपातने
tathā vidadhvaṃ sutarāṃ tasyāṃ tu pariyatnataḥ | pārvatyāṃ menakājāyāṃ retaḥ pratinipātane
Therefore do it accordingly—most certainly and with careful effort—so that the divine seed may be duly placed in Pārvatī, the daughter of Menakā.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It emphasizes that even divine events unfold through ṛta (cosmic order) and careful, dharmic arrangement—showing that Śiva’s grace operates with precision, not randomness, and that sacred outcomes require proper means (upāya) and purity of intent.
The verse belongs to a narrative where Śiva’s saguna līlā (manifest divine activity) guides creation and divine births. For devotees, it reinforces that the manifest Lord (saguna Śiva) actively governs the world compassionately, making His worship—especially through liṅga-upāsanā—an entry into alignment with that cosmic order.
While no explicit rite is prescribed in this line, the implied takeaway is disciplined, careful sādhana: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and purity in observance—approaching Śiva’s grace through attentive practice rather than haste.