Shloka 50
पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्
Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman
सर्वः श्रमो विनष्टोभूत्स त्यास्तु मुनिसत्तम । फले जाते श्रमः पूर्वो जन्तोर्नाशमवाप्नुयात्
sarvaḥ śramo vinaṣṭobhūtsa tyāstu munisattama | phale jāte śramaḥ pūrvo jantornāśamavāpnuyāt
O best of sages, it is indeed so: when the fruit is attained, all prior toil is as though erased. For a being, once the result has arisen, the earlier hardship passes away and is no longer felt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It teaches that when the spiritual “fruit” (Shiva’s anugraha—grace culminating in clarity, devotion, or liberation) manifests, the hardships of sadhana no longer weigh on the soul; the joy of attainment eclipses the prior struggle.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship often requires steady discipline—japa, abhisheka, vrata. This verse frames that effort as meaningful: once Shiva’s blessing bears fruit (inner transformation and steadfast bhakti), the earlier austerity feels light and ‘erased’ by fulfillment.
A practical takeaway is perseverance in daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular Linga-puja/abhisheka; continue even when effort feels heavy, because the arising of the fruit makes the earlier strain fade.