Shloka 45
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
देहं तत्याज योगेन श्रुत्वा सा भर्तृनिन्दनम् । साद्य त्वत्तस्तु मेनायां जज्ञे जठरतश्शिवा
dehaṃ tatyāja yogena śrutvā sā bhartṛnindanam | sādya tvattastu menāyāṃ jajñe jaṭharataśśivā
Hearing the disparagement of her Lord, she abandoned her body through yogic power. Then indeed, from you she was promptly born again—Śivā—within Menā’s womb.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It teaches that true devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) is uncompromising: when dharma is violated through contempt of Shiva, the devotee withdraws from that condition and, by yogic resolve, continues the divine purpose—here, through rebirth as Śivā (Pārvatī).
The verse centers on loyalty to Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord (Pati). Insulting Shiva is spiritually destructive, while honoring Him—often through Linga worship—aligns the soul with auspiciousness (śivatva) and the Goddess’s own mission to reunite with Shiva for loka-saṅgraha.
It points to yogic steadiness and Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with meditation on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to inner resolve.