Shloka 64
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठस्तु शैलवाक्यं प्रसन्नधीः । प्रोवाच गिरये तस्मै नृपवार्त्ता सुखावहाम्
brahmovāca | iti śrutvā vasiṣṭhastu śailavākyaṃ prasannadhīḥ | provāca giraye tasmai nṛpavārttā sukhāvahām
Brahmā said: Having thus heard the words of the Mountain, Vasiṣṭha—his mind serene and pleased—spoke to that mountain, conveying agreeable and joy-bringing news concerning the king.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the sattvic mark of a realized sage—prasanna-dhī (a clear, pleased intellect). In Shaiva understanding, inner clarity enables speech that becomes śivamaya (auspicious) and beneficial, guiding events toward dharma and ultimately toward Shiva’s divine purpose in the narrative.
Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion indirectly: the unfolding story in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa moves toward Shiva’s manifest (saguna) līlā. The sage’s auspicious message becomes part of the providential sequence that culminates in devotional and dharmic alignment with Lord Shiva.
The implied practice is cultivating prasanna-dhī through japa and purity—such as Panchākṣarī mantra japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyāna—so one’s words and actions become सुखावह (joy-bringing) and dharma-supporting; no specific bhasma/rudrākṣa rite is explicitly stated in this verse.