Shloka 2
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
तत्र तावत्स्वपुत्रांश्च निनिन्द खलिता मुहुः । प्रथमं सा ततः पुत्री कथयामास दुर्वचः
tatra tāvatsvaputrāṃśca nininda khalitā muhuḥ | prathamaṃ sā tataḥ putrī kathayāmāsa durvacaḥ
അവിടെ അവൾ കലങ്ങിപ്പോയി, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും സ്വന്തം പുത്രന്മാരെ നിന്ദിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ആദ്യം ആ പുത്രി കടുത്തതും അശോഭനവുമായ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights how mental agitation leads to blame and harsh speech—bondages (pāśa) that cloud discernment. In a Shaiva ethical reading, mastery over speech supports inner purity and steadiness needed for devotion to Śiva.
Linga-worship emphasizes inner and outer śauca (purity). This verse contrasts that ideal by showing how disturbed emotions manifest as harmful speech; devotion to Saguna Śiva is strengthened when the devotee cultivates calmness, truthfulness, and restraint.
A practical takeaway is vāg-niyama (discipline of speech) alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to cool agitation and restore sattva before prayer or pūjā.