Shloka 37
पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth
तस्मिन्नवसरे तत्र विष्ण्वाद्यास्सकलास्सुराः । आजग्मुः सुखिनः प्रीत्या ददृशुर्जगदम्बिकाम्
tasminnavasare tatra viṣṇvādyāssakalāssurāḥ | ājagmuḥ sukhinaḥ prītyā dadṛśurjagadambikām
En cet instant même, tous les dieux—conduits par Viṣṇu—arrivèrent en ce lieu, joyeux et pleins d’affection, et ils contemplèrent Jagadambikā, la Mère de l’univers.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Jagadambā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights that even the highest devas approach the Divine Mother with joy and reverence, affirming Shiva-Shakti as the supreme, compassionate Saguna reality through whom grace and auspiciousness flow.
In Shaiva tradition, Linga-worship is fulfilled when accompanied by Shakti-bhakti; the devas beholding Jagadambika underscores that devotion to Shiva is naturally joined with reverence to Parvati, the power of manifestation and grace.
Adopt devotional remembrance (bhakti-smaraṇa) of Shiva-Shakti together—such as japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with inner reverence to Jagadambika—and cultivate prīti (loving devotion) as the primary attitude.