Shloka 3
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
कोटिसूर्याधिकाभास रम्यावयवभासिनी । स्वतेजोराशिमध्यस्था वररूपा समच्छवि
koṭisūryādhikābhāsa ramyāvayavabhāsinī | svatejorāśimadhyasthā vararūpā samacchavi
Baginda bersinar dengan cahaya yang mengatasi jutaan matahari. Anggota tubuhnya yang indah sendiri bercahaya; bersemayam di tengah gugusan sinar dirinya, baginda tampak dalam rupa yang unggul lagi membawa berkat—dengan kilau yang seimbang, murni tanpa cela.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: The ‘million-suns’ radiance is a darśana-marker: the deity’s tejas purifies and uplifts; pilgrims seek such tejas in śakti-pīṭha/Devī shrines paired with Śiva temples for protection and inner illumination.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse portrays Pārvatī as Śakti embodied—self-luminous tejas that outshines all created lights—indicating that divine consciousness-power is the inner source behind worldly brilliance and the compassionate, auspicious form through which devotees approach liberation.
In Śaiva devotion, the Liṅga signifies the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality, while Pārvatī’s dazzling form highlights the accessible (saguṇa) manifestation of that same Reality as Śiva-Śakti; worship integrates both—form as a doorway to the formless.
A simple dhyāna (meditation) is implied: contemplate the radiant Śiva-Śakti presence as a sphere of tejas within the heart while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and steady bhakti.