Shloka 3
कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes
जीवयात्रा पतिं मे हि कामव्या पारमात्मनि । कुरु दूरं च सन्तापं समविश्लेषहेतुकम्
jīvayātrā patiṃ me hi kāmavyā pāramātmani | kuru dūraṃ ca santāpaṃ samaviśleṣahetukam
ഹേ പരമാത്മാവേ! എന്റെ ജീവയാത്രയുടെ ആധാരമായ ഭർത്താവ് കാമദേവനെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള എന്റെ ആഗ്രഹം നിറവേറ്റണമേ; വേർപാടിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന ദുഃഖസന്താപം ദൂരമാക്കണമേ।
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It expresses viraha-bhakti—devotion intensified by separation—where Parvati turns personal longing into prayer to the Paramatman Shiva, asking that the burning grief of disunion be removed through divine grace and inner union.
Parvati addresses Shiva as both Paramatman (transcendent) and pati (personal Lord), mirroring Shaiva practice where the devotee worships Saguna Shiva in the Linga while realizing Him as the Nirguna Supreme beyond form.
Transform separation into japa and dhyana: repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused remembrance of Shiva as the inner Self, offering mental worship to the Linga and praying for the cooling of santāpa (inner burning).