Shloka 35
Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda
Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue
यतश्च भूतानि महांति पंच यतश्च लोको विहितो विधात्रा । यतः पुमांसः प्रमदाश्च निर्मिताः सदैव दोषः प्रमदासु नारद
yataśca bhūtāni mahāṃti paṃca yataśca loko vihito vidhātrā | yataḥ pumāṃsaḥ pramadāśca nirmitāḥ sadaiva doṣaḥ pramadāsu nārada
From Him arise the five great elements; by Him this world is ordained by the Creator; and from Him men and women are brought forth—yet, O Nārada, blame is ever cast upon women.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It critiques worldly ignorance: although all beings—men and women alike—arise from the same cosmic source, the bound soul (paśu) projects दोष (fault) onto others. Shaiva Siddhanta reads this as a symptom of pāśa (bondage) such as māyā and mala, which must be transcended through Shiva-oriented knowledge and discipline.
By pointing back to the single causal source behind elements and creation, it prepares the mind for seeing Saguna Shiva (and the Linga) as the accessible focus for devotion and purification—redirecting blame and agitation into worship, inner restraint, and recognition of the Lord as the true ground of the cosmos.
Cultivate non-blaming discernment during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and support it with Shaiva sādhana such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to turn the mind inward, reducing दोष-दृष्टि (fault-finding) and strengthening purity.