Shloka 42
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
सुमंगलं तत्र द्विज बभूवातीव नारद । सर्वेषां दुःखनाशोभूद्रुद्रः प्रापापि संमुदम्
sumaṃgalaṃ tatra dvija babhūvātīva nārada | sarveṣāṃ duḥkhanāśobhūdrudraḥ prāpāpi saṃmudam
O Nārada, O noble brāhmaṇa, there arose there an exceedingly auspicious turn of events. The sorrows of all were destroyed, and Rudra too attained deep gladness.
Brahmā (narrating to Nārada)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga foundation narrative; the verse summarizes an auspicious resolution where sorrow is removed and Rudra attains gladness—typical of Purāṇic closure signaling grace.
Significance: Frames ‘duḥkha-nāśa’ as a fruit of divine favor; pilgrims/devotees read such verses as assurances that devotion and right relation to Śiva culminate in sorrow’s cessation.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Rudra as Pati—the compassionate Lord whose anugraha (grace) transforms circumstances into auspiciousness and dissolves collective suffering, culminating in inner and outer harmony.
The verse reflects Saguna Rudra’s accessible, benevolent presence: through devotion and right worship (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga), devotees experience duḥkha-nāśa (removal of sorrow) and maṅgala (auspiciousness).
A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with simple liṅga-abhiṣeka and a prayer for duḥkha-nivṛtti (cessation of sorrow) and maṅgala.