Shloka 21
सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle
ते नवांगे उभे ज्ञेये वर्णिते मुनिभिः प्रिये । वर्णयामि नवांगानि प्रेमतः शृणु दक्षजे
te navāṃge ubhe jñeye varṇite munibhiḥ priye | varṇayāmi navāṃgāni premataḥ śṛṇu dakṣaje
“O beloved, these two sets of navāṅga, the ninefold members, are to be understood as the sages have described. I shall now explain the nine members—listen with love, O daughter of Dakṣa.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes that Shiva’s teaching is grounded in the rishi tradition and must be received with prema (devotional receptivity). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, loving śravaṇa (listening) becomes a doorway for grace, preparing the seeker to understand disciplined “limbs” that lead toward Pati (Shiva).
By emphasizing “listen with love,” the verse points to bhakti as the proper inner posture for Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—where instruction, mantra, and ritual become effective when approached with devotion and right understanding.
The direct practice is devotional śravaṇa—hearing Shiva’s teachings attentively and reverentially. As a takeaway, pair listening/recitation with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady worship, so the forthcoming ‘navāṅga’ discipline is integrated into daily sādhana.