Shloka 42
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
मुखोद्भवा स्वयं वाणी वागधिष्ठातृदेवता । वक्षःस्थलोद्भवा लक्ष्मीस्सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी
mukhodbhavā svayaṃ vāṇī vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā | vakṣaḥsthalodbhavā lakṣmīssarvasampatsvarūpiṇī
તેમના મુખમાંથી સ્વયં વાણી—વાક્ની અધિષ્ઠાત્રી દેવી—ઉત્પન્ન થઈ; અને તેમના વક્ષસ્થળમાંથી લક્ષ્મી પ્રાદુર્ભવ થઈ, જે સર્વ સંપત્તિ અને સૌભાગ્યનું સ્વરૂપ છે।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, within the Parvati Khanda narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: A cosmogonic/emanational motif: Sarasvatī (Vāṇī) and Lakṣmī arise from the Lord’s body (mouth and chest), indicating their derivative, functional divinity within Śiva’s sovereignty.
Significance: Encourages devotees to honor learning/speech and prosperity as sanctified powers ultimately rooted in Śiva; redirects attachment to their source (Pati).
Cosmic Event: deity-manifestation within cosmogony
FAQs
It presents speech (vāk) and prosperity (śrī) as divine powers arising from the Supreme Lord’s own being, implying that knowledge, sacred utterance, and auspicious abundance are sanctified when aligned with devotion and dharma under Śiva’s sovereignty.
In Saguna worship, Śiva is revered as the source and regulator of all śaktis. The verse supports Linga-upāsanā by showing that even revered deities like Sarasvatī and Lakṣmī function as emanations/powers within the Lord’s cosmic form, encouraging devotees to worship the Source through the Linga.
Discipline of speech through japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and mindful, dharmic use of wealth as an offering (naivedya, dāna) are the practical takeaways, treating vāk and sampat as Śiva-given śaktis to be purified and dedicated.