Shloka 20
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
विततार करस्थानि सुमनोभ्यः फलानि च । गोभ्यस्तृणानि रम्याणि तथान्येभ्यो यथार्हतः
vitatāra karasthāni sumanobhyaḥ phalāni ca | gobhyastṛṇāni ramyāṇi tathānyebhyo yathārhataḥ
女神は手に携えたものから、心高き者たちに果実を分け与え、牛には喜ばしい青草を授け、他の者にもまた、それぞれにふさわしく施した。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
The verse highlights dhārmic giving—offering what is appropriate to each being—as a form of sattvic conduct that supports devotion and purifies the mind, aligning the devotee with Pati (Śiva) through compassion and right action.
In Śaiva practice, worship of Saguna Śiva is not limited to ritual at the Liṅga; it is completed by seva—feeding beings, honoring the worthy, and maintaining dharma—seen as offerings made in the presence of Śiva who pervades all.
It suggests devotional charity as an auxiliary practice: offering food (including feeding cows) with a Śiva-bhāva, ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a simple sankalpa of service.