Shloka 40
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
ब्रह्मोवाच । एवमुक्त्वा जगद्धात्री कालिका परमेश्वरी । पश्यन्त्या मेनकायास्तु तत्रैवान्तर्दधे शिवा
brahmovāca | evamuktvā jagaddhātrī kālikā parameśvarī | paśyantyā menakāyāstu tatraivāntardadhe śivā
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus, the Supreme Goddess Kālikā—she who upholds the worlds—vanished right there, even as Menakā looked on.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights the Goddess’s sovereignty over appearance and disappearance: divine presence is not bound to ordinary perception, and darśana is granted and withdrawn by her grace, directing the devotee from outer sight to inner recognition.
Like Saguna Śiva worship through the Liṅga—where the Infinite is approached through a visible form—Kālikā/Śivā manifests for guidance and then withdraws, teaching that form is a compassionate doorway to the formless Reality (Pati) beyond sensory grasp.
Cultivate steady remembrance after darśana: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm breath and a mind fixed on Śiva-Śakti unity, treating outer visions as grace and sustaining inner devotion through daily worship.