Shloka 24
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
सा त्वं बंधच्छेदहेतुर्यतीनां कस्ते गेयो मादृशीभिः प्रभावः । हिंसाया वाथर्ववेदस्य सा त्वं नित्यं कामं त्वं ममेष्टं विधेहि
sā tvaṃ baṃdhacchedaheturyatīnāṃ kaste geyo mādṛśībhiḥ prabhāvaḥ | hiṃsāyā vātharvavedasya sā tvaṃ nityaṃ kāmaṃ tvaṃ mameṣṭaṃ vidhehi
You are the very cause by which ascetics cut the bonds of bondage; who among women like me could ever adequately sing of Your power? You are also that power connected with the Atharvaveda and with the restraint of violence. Therefore, O ever-present One, fulfil my constant longing; grant me what I desire.
Parvati
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse praises the divine as the liberating cause that severs pasha (bondage) for yatis, emphasizing Shaiva Siddhanta’s core: liberation arises through the Lord’s grace that cuts bonds, while devotion (bhakti) expresses itself as humble inability to fully praise that power.
Parvati’s plea is directed to the accessible, gracious Saguna Lord who can be praised and approached for boons; in Linga-worship this same grace is invoked—Shiva as Pati responds to devotion, granting both worldly aims and the higher fruit of bond-release.
A practical takeaway is prayerful japa and worship with the intent of bond-cutting—reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves, and meditating on Shiva’s grace as the power that removes bondage and purifies tendencies toward harm.