Shloka 18
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
गौरुवाच । वत्स सर्वं विजानामि कर्माधीनाः प्रजा इति । तथापि मायया ग्रस्ता दुःखं प्राप्नोम्यहं पुनः
gauruvāca | vatsa sarvaṃ vijānāmi karmādhīnāḥ prajā iti | tathāpi māyayā grastā duḥkhaṃ prāpnomyahaṃ punaḥ
ഗൗരി പറഞ്ഞു—വത്സാ, പ്രജകൾ തങ്ങളുടെ കർമ്മാധീനരാണെന്ന് ഞാൻ എല്ലാം അറിയുന്നു; എങ്കിലും മായയിൽ ഗ്രസ്തയായി ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും ദുഃഖം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു.
Gauri (Parvati)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights a key Shaiva insight: beings suffer due to karma, yet Māyā can still veil clear knowledge; liberation requires Shiva’s grace and steady sādhanā beyond mere intellectual understanding.
It supports Saguna worship as a practical remedy for Māyā—through devotion to Shiva in the Linga, the mind becomes purified, karma is attenuated, and the veiling power that produces recurring sorrow is gradually overcome.
A direct takeaway is disciplined japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Shiva-pūjā (Linga-abhisheka) to weaken Māyā’s grip and reduce karmic sorrow.