Shloka 24
पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”
पितृतनया ऊचुः । मुनिवर्य्य दयासिन्धो प्रसन्नो भव चाधुना । त्वत्प्रणामं वयं मूढाः कुर्महे स्म न भावतः
pitṛtanayā ūcuḥ | munivaryya dayāsindho prasanno bhava cādhunā | tvatpraṇāmaṃ vayaṃ mūḍhāḥ kurmahe sma na bhāvataḥ
പിതൃകുമാരിമാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, കരുണാസമുദ്രാ, ഇപ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങളോടു പ്രസന്നനാകണമേ. മോഹവശാൽ ഞങ്ങൾ നിനക്കു നമസ്കരിച്ചു; എന്നാൽ അന്തർഭാവത്തോടെയല്ല.
Pitṛtanayās (daughters of the Pitṛs)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that outer reverence without inner bhāva is incomplete; humility and sincere repentance open the way for grace, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Śiva’s anugraha (divine favor).
Linga-worship and all Saguna forms are meant to awaken inner devotion; this verse underscores that gestures like praṇāma become spiritually fruitful when performed with heartfelt awareness of the divine presence.
Practice praṇāma and japa with bhāva—pause, recollect the deity/guru with reverence, and then offer salutations; this same inner sincerity is to be carried into mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily worship.