Shloka 38
Kṣetra–Kāla–Phala-kramaḥ
Hierarchy of Sacred Place, Time, and Ritual Fruit
लक्ष्मीबुद्ध्या युवस्त्रीषु भोगकामैर्नरोत्तमैः । वृद्धासु पार्वतीबुद्ध्या देयमात्मार्थिभिर्जनैः
lakṣmībuddhyā yuvastrīṣu bhogakāmairnarottamaiḥ | vṛddhāsu pārvatībuddhyā deyamātmārthibhirjanaiḥ
Insan mulia yang menginginkan kenikmatan hendaknya memandang perempuan muda dengan kesadaran akan Lakṣmī. Dan mereka yang mencari kesejahteraan Ātman hendaknya memberi serta melayani perempuan lanjut usia dengan memandang mereka sebagai Pārvatī.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara
Sthala Purana: Tryambaka is closely linked with Umā and household dharma; the verse frames desire (bhoga) and self-welfare (ātma-artha) through distinct devotional attitudes toward Śakti—Lakṣmī-bhāva and Pārvatī-bhāva—guiding the pashu from worldly aims toward higher good.
Significance: Reorients kāma toward dharma and elevates sevā into sādhana; encourages purity of gaze and intention in social relations.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It trains the devotee’s vision (bhāva) to recognize Śakti everywhere: honoring women as manifestations of divine power, and directing desire toward dharmic restraint and the higher aim of ātma-kalyāṇa (spiritual welfare).
Linga worship in the Shiva Purana is paired with reverence for Shiva’s Śakti; seeing Pārvatī in the venerable and practicing service/dāna becomes a living extension of Saguna devotion—offering respect to Shiva-Shakti through one’s conduct.
Practice bhāva-śuddhi (purifying perception) by mentally offering respect as if to Devī, and perform dāna/sevā—especially to the elderly and vulnerable—as a devotional act aligned with Shaiva dharma.