Shloka 27
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
अपक्षो मन्मनः पक्षी व्योम्नि उड्डीयते हठात् । तदाशां शंकरस्वामी पिपर्त्तु करुणानिधिः
apakṣo manmanaḥ pakṣī vyomni uḍḍīyate haṭhāt | tadāśāṃ śaṃkarasvāmī piparttu karuṇānidhiḥ
પાંખ વિના પણ મોહિત મનવાળો પક્ષી અચાનક આકાશમાં ઉડવા ધાવે છે; કરુણાનિધિ શંકરસ્વામી એ આશા પૂર્ણ કરે।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It portrays the soul’s seemingly impossible aspiration—like a wingless bird trying to fly—and teaches that Śiva’s karuṇā (grace) can accomplish what personal effort alone cannot, when one turns to Him with sincere longing.
By calling Śiva “Śaṅkara-svāmī” and “karuṇānidhi,” the verse emphasizes approachable Saguna Śiva—worshipped as the Liṅga—who responds compassionately to devotion and fulfils the devotee’s inner aim of purification and liberation.
A practical takeaway is bhakti-filled japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with surrender, praying for Śiva’s grace to steady the mind and raise it toward liberation.