Shloka 32
गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva
Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas
त्वद्भक्तिश्रुतिमात्रेण हर्षाश्रुपुलकान्विता । त्वन्निन्दया भवेन्मौना मृत्युंजय मृता इव
tvadbhaktiśrutimātreṇa harṣāśrupulakānvitā | tvannindayā bhavenmaunā mṛtyuṃjaya mṛtā iva
O Mṛtyuñjaya, merely by hearing of devotion to You, I am filled with joy—tears well in my eyes and my body thrills with gooseflesh. But when I hear You reviled, I fall silent, as though dead.
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It describes the classical marks of mature bhakti toward Pati (Śiva): joyful tears and bodily thrill on hearing His devotion, and a reverent, grief-struck silence when His name is insulted—showing unwavering inner allegiance to Shiva.
The verse highlights devotion centered on Shiva’s manifest, hearable and praisable presence (Saguna)—His names, glories, and devotees. Such śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praise) naturally support Linga-worship by keeping the mind absorbed in Shiva’s qualities and grace.
A practical takeaway is śravaṇa-kīrtana of Shiva’s names and stories—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—cultivating devotional emotion; and maintaining mauna (disciplined silence) rather than engaging in disrespectful speech about Shiva.