Shloka 23
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
मातामहीं सदानन्दां भक्तशोकविनाशिनीम् । आकल्पं वनितानां च प्राणिनां बुद्धिरूपिणीम्
mātāmahīṃ sadānandāṃ bhaktaśokavināśinīm | ākalpaṃ vanitānāṃ ca prāṇināṃ buddhirūpiṇīm
She is the great Mother of the earth, ever-blissful, the destroyer of devotees’ sorrow; enduring through all ages, she abides as the very form of intelligence within women and within all living beings.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: ākalpa-sthiti (enduring through kalpas)
FAQs
It praises Parvati (Shakti) as the ever-present Divine Mother who removes devotees’ sorrow and shines within all beings as buddhi—right discernment that supports dharma and leads toward liberation under Shiva’s grace.
In Shaiva tradition, Linga-worship honors Shiva as Pati, while Parvati is His inseparable Shakti; this verse highlights that the devotee’s inner clarity (buddhi) and relief from sorrow arise through Her presence, making Saguna worship fruitful and steady.
A practical takeaway is bhakti with inner recollection: meditate on the Devi as “buddhirūpiṇī” while repeating a Shiva mantra (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to cultivate discernment and dissolve grief.