Shloka 35
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
पश्चात्तथैका तनया स्वरूपगुणशालिनी । कुलद्वयानंदकरी भुवनत्रयपूजिता
paścāttathaikā tanayā svarūpaguṇaśālinī | kuladvayānaṃdakarī bhuvanatrayapūjitā
Thereafter, a single daughter was born—endowed with beauty of form and excellence of virtues. She became the joy of both lineages and was revered throughout the three worlds.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse presents the Goddess as divinely endowed—her virtues and auspicious presence uplift both familial lineages and naturally draw reverence across the worlds, reflecting Shakti as grace that supports dharma and devotion.
By praising the Goddess who is honored in the three worlds, the text frames Saguna worship as complete only when Shiva (Pati) is adored along with Shakti—Linga worship is traditionally accompanied by devotion to the Divine Mother as Shiva’s inseparable power.
A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva together with Shakti—reciting the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a devotional offering to the Goddess, cultivating virtues (guṇa) as part of daily sādhanā.