Shloka 15
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
देव्युवाच वरं ब्रूहि महासाध्वि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । सुप्रसन्ना च तपसा तवाहं गिरिकामिनि
devyuvāca varaṃ brūhi mahāsādhvi yatte manasi vartate | suprasannā ca tapasā tavāhaṃ girikāmini
The Goddess said: “O great and virtuous lady, speak the boon that abides in your mind. O beloved born of the mountain, I am exceedingly pleased with your austerity (tapas).”
Parvati (Devī)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva principle that sincere tapas (disciplined austerity) and inner purity soften the Divine and become a direct cause for grace (anugraha), culminating in the granting of a boon aligned with dharma.
Though the verse is spoken by Devī, it reflects the Saguna mode of grace found throughout the Shiva Purana: the Divine responds personally to devotion and austerity, which is the same devotional logic behind Linga worship—approaching the Lord (and Devī) with steadiness, purity, and surrender.
The takeaway is tapas with focused intention (saṅkalpa): regular japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), disciplined vows, and simple worship with purity—practices traditionally supported by bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa in Shaiva observance.