Shloka 39
पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome
मेना तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोपाति सुविस्मिता । भिक्षुकं भर्त्सयामास बहिष्कर्तुमियेष सा
menā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā cukopāti suvismitā | bhikṣukaṃ bhartsayāmāsa bahiṣkartumiyeṣa sā
Hearing those words, Menā—utterly astonished—became greatly enraged. She rebuked the mendicant and resolved to drive him out.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the story to the sages, describing Menā’s reaction)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly perception can misjudge the divine: Menā’s shock and anger show the ego’s tendency to reject what appears socially improper, while Shaiva teaching points toward inner discernment and reverence for true vairāgya (renunciation).
In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative, Shiva’s presence may be veiled in humble or ascetic form; Saguna Shiva can appear as a bhikṣuka to test devotion and purity of vision—reminding devotees that worship is not limited to outward grandeur but to recognizing Shiva’s presence everywhere.
A practical takeaway is cultivating humility and non-judgment alongside Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and honoring holy ascetics—so the mind becomes fit to perceive Shiva beyond external appearance.