Shloka 31
नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्
Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny
स्वर्णगौरी सुवर्णाभा तपसा तोष्य तं हरम् । विद्युद्गौरतमा चेयं तव पुत्री भविष्यति
svarṇagaurī suvarṇābhā tapasā toṣya taṃ haram | vidyudgauratamā ceyaṃ tava putrī bhaviṣyati
Golden Gaurī, radiant like pure gold, will please Lord Hara through austerity; and this one—most fair like lightning—will become your daughter.
Sūta Goswāmī (narrating the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva principle that sincere tapas (disciplined austerity) joined with devotion can purify intention and draw the grace of Hara, culminating in divine destiny—here expressed as the birth and manifestation of Gaurī/Parvatī for Śiva’s sacred union.
Hara is addressed in a personal (saguṇa) mode—the Lord who responds to devotion and tapas. In Linga worship too, the devotee approaches Śiva as accessible and grace-bestowing, where inner discipline and bhakti ‘please’ the Lord and mature into spiritual fulfillment.
The verse points to tapas as the core practice—regular vows, japa, and self-restraint. In Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra), and steady contemplation of Śiva as Hara who grants purification and union.