Shloka 13
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
अपराधो भवत्येव बालकानां पदे पदे । सहते को जनो लोके केवलं मातरं विना
aparādho bhavatyeva bālakānāṃ pade pade | sahate ko jano loke kevalaṃ mātaraṃ vinā
Los niños, sin falta, cometen errores a cada paso. ¿Quién en este mundo puede de veras soportarlos—sino sólo una madre?
Parvati (Umā), teaching about compassion and forbearance within dharma
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Ethical-theological teaching rather than a site legend: Umā highlights maternal forbearance as the paradigm for divine compassion toward fault-prone beings.
Significance: Cultivates kṣamā (forbearance) and karuṇā as devotional virtues; frames Devī’s mercy as the model for human dharma and for understanding divine grace.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights kṣamā (forbearance) as a sacred virtue: just as a mother naturally forgives a child, a devotee is urged to cultivate patient compassion, making the heart fit for Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Linga worship is not only external ritual; it is inner purification. This verse teaches the Saguna ideal of Shiva’s compassion mirrored in human conduct—forgiving faults and sustaining others with steadiness, which deepens bhakti.
Practice daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of kṣamā: before worship, mentally forgive others’ mistakes as a deliberate offering at Shiva’s feet.