Shloka 18
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याज्ञप्ताश्च मुनयो जग्मुस्तत्र द्रुतं हि ते । यत्र राजति सा दीप्ता जगन्माता नगात्मजा
brahmovāca | ityājñaptāśca munayo jagmustatra drutaṃ hi te | yatra rājati sā dīptā jaganmātā nagātmajā
ພຣະພຣະຫມາກ່າວວ່າ: ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ບັນດາມຸນີທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄໍາສັ່ງ ກໍຮີບໄປທີ່ນັ້ນໂດຍໄວ. ທີ່ນັ້ນ ພຣະມານາແຫ່ງຈັກກະວານ—ພາຣະວະຕີ ທິດາແຫ່ງພູ—ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍສະຫງ່າລາສີ.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a narrative transition: sages approach the luminous Jagad-mātā, highlighting Śakti’s manifest presence.
Significance: Darśana of Jagad-mātā is presented as spiritually elevating; approaching the Goddess with reverence mirrors approaching Śiva through His inseparable power (Śakti).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the power of divine instruction and receptivity: when the higher will is understood, sincere seekers (the sages) respond without delay and move toward the luminous presence of Jagad-mātā, symbolizing grace (śakti) guiding the soul toward auspiciousness.
Though the verse centers on Pārvatī, it supports Saguna worship by portraying the Divine as approachable and radiant in form; in Shaiva Siddhānta, reverence to Śiva is inseparable from honoring Śakti (Pārvatī), through whom devotion becomes fruitful and the path to Śiva is illumined.
The implied practice is prompt, disciplined obedience to dharma and guru/śāstra guidance; as a takeaway, one may approach the Divine Mother with steady bhakti—mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating the radiant presence of Śiva-Śakti.