Shloka 17
ब्रह्मोवाच । जगदम्बावचश्श्रुत्वा ततो दक्षः प्रजापतिः । सुप्रहृष्टतरः प्राह नामं नामं च तां शिवाम्
brahmovāca | jagadambāvacaśśrutvā tato dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ | suprahṛṣṭataraḥ prāha nāmaṃ nāmaṃ ca tāṃ śivām
Brahmā said: Having heard the words of Jagadambā, Dakṣa the Prajāpati became exceedingly delighted; and, with great joy, he addressed that auspicious goddess again and again by name.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the transformative power of the Goddess’s (Jagadambā’s) words: when they are heard with receptivity, the heart turns toward auspiciousness (śivam), expressed as joy, reverence, and repeated remembrance of the Divine Name.
Though the verse centers on Śivā (Satī) as the Divine Mother, it supports Saguna devotion in Shaiva tradition: honoring the manifest form of the Divine through name, praise, and personal address—devotional attitudes that also apply to Linga worship as a sacred focus for the Lord’s grace.
A simple practice is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of the Divine Name) with devotion—mentally repeating Shiva–Shakti names (e.g., “Śiva, Śivā”) as a contemplative act, aligning speech and mind with auspiciousness.