Shloka 36
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
ज्ञानानन्दस्येश्वरस्य ब्राह्मवस्तुषु का स्पृहा । गृही ददाति स्वसुतां राज्यसम्पत्तिशालिने
jñānānandasyeśvarasya brāhmavastuṣu kā spṛhā | gṛhī dadāti svasutāṃ rājyasampattiśāline
What desire could the Lord—whose very nature is the bliss of pure knowledge—have for worldly possessions? Yet a householder gives his own daughter in marriage to one endowed with kingship and prosperity.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as Pati—the Lord established in jñāna (true knowledge) and ānanda (bliss)—who is intrinsically desireless, contrasting divine transcendence with ordinary worldly motivations like wealth and status.
Linga-worship points to Shiva’s nirguna reality beyond material attributes; even when approached as saguna (with form and story), this verse reminds devotees that Shiva’s essence is untouched by worldly gain, guiding worship toward inner renunciation and liberation.
Cultivate vairāgya while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering simple worship (water, bilva) with the intent of dissolving craving rather than seeking worldly rewards.