Shloka 29
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
या चेष्टरूपाणि विधाय देवी सृष्टिस्थितानाशमयी च कर्त्री । ब्रह्माच्युतस्थाणुशरीरहेतुस्सा त्वं प्रसीदाद्य पुनर्नमस्ते
yā ceṣṭarūpāṇi vidhāya devī sṛṣṭisthitānāśamayī ca kartrī | brahmācyutasthāṇuśarīrahetussā tvaṃ prasīdādya punarnamaste
हे देवी! तू सर्व चेष्टारूपे घडवितेस; तू सृष्टी-स्थिती-नाशस्वरूप कर्त्री आहेस; ब्रह्मा, अच्युत (विष्णु) व स्थाणु (शिव) यांच्या देहप्रकटीकरणाची कारणीभूतही तूच आहेस. आज प्रसन्न हो; तुला पुनःपुन्हा नमस्कार।
A devotee/supplicant praising Goddess Parvati (Shakti) within the Parvati Khanda narrative (as recounted by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: yā ceṣṭarūpāṇi vidhāya devī sṛṣṭisthitānāśamayī ca kartrī | brahmācyutasthāṇuśarīrahetussā tvaṃ prasīdādya punarnamaste
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Triadic cosmic functions (creation–maintenance–dissolution) attributed to Devī as the operative power behind the Trimūrti’s embodiment.
FAQs
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (surrender): the Goddess is acknowledged as the operative divine power behind all cosmic functions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—and the devotee seeks her prasāda (grace), which is central to liberation-oriented devotion in Shaiva traditions.
By naming Sthāṇu (Śiva) alongside Brahmā and Viṣṇu, the verse frames the manifest deities as empowered through Shakti; in Linga/Saguna Śiva worship, devotees honor Śiva as Pati (Lord) together with Śakti as his inseparable power, approaching the Linga with reverence and prayers for grace.
A practical takeaway is daily stuti and namaskāra (repeated salutations) with a grace-seeking prayer—optionally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a simple offering (water/flowers) to Śiva-Linga while remembering Śiva-Śakti unity.