Shloka 19
नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा
The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women
अच्छिन्ननाभिनालोयं रसायां केवलं शिशुः । शेते मातृविहीनश्च क्रन्दंस्तेजस्विनां वरः
acchinnanābhināloyaṃ rasāyāṃ kevalaṃ śiśuḥ | śete mātṛvihīnaśca krandaṃstejasvināṃ varaḥ
With his umbilical cord uncut, the infant lay alone upon the watery essence. Deprived of a mother, he cried—yet he was the foremost among the radiant ones.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: primordial waters motif (rasā) suggestive of cosmogonic setting
FAQs
It portrays a divine manifestation that appears vulnerable yet is intrinsically supreme—teaching that the Lord (Pati) may assume forms within creation while remaining the source of all radiance and power.
The verse supports Saguna contemplation: Shiva can be meditated upon through a concrete divine form and story, which leads the devotee toward the deeper truth of His transcendent nature beyond birth and dependence.
Meditate on Shiva as the compassionate Lord who enters the world for grace, and accompany the contemplation with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender and inner steadiness.