Shloka 13
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
अरुन्धत्युवाच । उत्तिष्ठ मेनके साध्वि त्वद्गृहेऽहमरुन्धती । आगता मुनयश्चापि सप्तायाताः कृपालवः
arundhatyuvāca | uttiṣṭha menake sādhvi tvadgṛhe'hamarundhatī | āgatā munayaścāpi saptāyātāḥ kṛpālavaḥ
Arundhatī said: “Rise, O virtuous Menakā. I, Arundhatī, have come to your home. The sages too have arrived—seven compassionate ones have come here.”
Arundhatī
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It emphasizes dharma expressed as reverent hospitality to realized sages; honoring such compassionate rishis is treated as honoring divine grace that supports the soul’s purification on the path toward Shiva.
Though the Linga is not named here, the Parvatī-khaṇḍa frames dharmic conduct—like welcoming saints—as a supportive limb of Saguna Shiva devotion, preparing the household and mind for Shiva-oriented worship and blessings.
The implied practice is satkāra (respectful reception): rise with humility, offer water/seat/food to holy guests, and inwardly remember Shiva—optionally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” while serving.