Shloka 34
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
एवञ्च त्रिविधं शैल नीतिशास्त्रोदितं वचः । कथ्यतां त्रिषु मध्ये किं ब्रुवे वाक्यं त्वदीप्सितम्
evañca trividhaṃ śaila nītiśāstroditaṃ vacaḥ | kathyatāṃ triṣu madhye kiṃ bruve vākyaṃ tvadīpsitam
ഹേ ശൈലമേ! നീതിശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ പ്രസ്തുതമായ ഈ വചനം ത്രിവിധമാണ്. പറയുക—ഈ മൂന്നിൽ ഏത് മാർഗമാണ് നിനക്കിഷ്ടം? നിന്റെ അഭിലാഷപ്രകാരം ഞാൻ ഏതു വാക്ക് പറയും?
Parvati
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights viveka (discernment) in dharmic decision-making—speech and counsel should be chosen consciously, aligning intention with righteousness, a foundation for inner purity that supports devotion to Shiva.
Even in Saguna Shiva-bhakti, conduct and truthful, well-considered speech are offerings of the mind (manasa-puja). Ethical clarity steadies the devotee’s resolve, making worship more sincere and spiritually fruitful.
A practical takeaway is to precede japa (such as the Panchakshara, "Om Namah Shivaya") with a brief self-inquiry: choose words and actions that are dharmic, beneficial, and truthful—this purifies the mind for meditation.