Shloka 47
मेना-शिवदर्शन-प्रस्थानम् | Menā’s Quest to Behold Śiva
Departure for Śiva’s Darśana
तमागतमभिप्रेत्य नारद त्वं मुने तदा । मेनामवोचः सुप्रीत्या दर्शयंस्तं शिवापतिम्
tamāgatamabhipretya nārada tvaṃ mune tadā | menāmavocaḥ suprītyā darśayaṃstaṃ śivāpatim
O sage Nārada, when you arrived and understood the purpose of your coming, you then spoke to Menā with great delight, revealing to her that very Lord Śiva—the supreme Husband and Protector of Śivā (Pārvatī).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, describing Nārada’s action)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; Nārada functions as the revelatory mediator who discloses Śiva’s identity as ‘Śivā-pati’—the destined Lord of Pārvatī.
Significance: Encourages guru-bhakti and satsanga: right knowledge (jñāna) about the Pati arises through a realized messenger, leading to devotion and readiness for darśana.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights divine guidance: Nārada joyfully discloses Śiva as the supreme Pati, indicating that the soul’s highest fulfillment is alignment with the Lord (Pati), attained through grace and right understanding.
By naming Śiva as Śivā-pati, the text points to Saguna Śiva—personally knowable and worshipable—who can be approached through forms such as the Śivaliṅga, where devotion matures into direct recognition of the Lord’s presence.
A practical takeaway is joyful remembrance and japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with bhakti, treating Śiva not as distant but as the living Lord who reveals Himself through grace and devotion.