Shloka 46
स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्
Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode
सांत्वितोऽथ विधात्रा हि स पश्चादसृजत्स्त्रियः । महाज्वालास्वरूपेण गुणैश्चापि मुनीश्वरः
sāṃtvito'tha vidhātrā hi sa paścādasṛjatstriyaḥ | mahājvālāsvarūpeṇa guṇaiścāpi munīśvaraḥ
പിന്നീട് വിധാതാവ് (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ചതിനാൽ, ആ മുനീശ്വരൻ തുടർന്ന് സ്ത്രീകളെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു—മഹാജ്വാലയെപ്പോലെയുള്ള സ്വഭാവത്തോടെയും വിവിധ ഗുണങ്ങളോടെയും കൂടിയവരായി.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It presents feminine power as a dynamic, transformative Shakti—“like a great flame”—indicating energy that can illumine and purify when guided by dharma and devotion.
By describing creation through distinct qualities (guṇas), the verse supports Saguna understanding: devotees approach Shiva with attributes and power (Shakti) manifest in the world, even while Shiva ultimately transcends the guṇas.
Meditate on Shiva-Shakti unity with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating inner “fire” as purification—supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and steady mantra practice.