Shloka 10
पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities
अथ द्वारं समागत्य चकार सुमहोत्सवम् । हिमाचलः प्रसन्नात्मा भिक्षुभ्यो द्रविणन्ददौ
atha dvāraṃ samāgatya cakāra sumahotsavam | himācalaḥ prasannātmā bhikṣubhyo draviṇandadau
Kemudian Himācala tiba di ambang pintu, dengan hati yang tenang lagi gembira. Baginda mengadakan perayaan yang amat besar, serta mengurniakan harta sebagai sedekah kepada para pengemis suci dan pertapa pengembara.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Charity to bhikṣus is framed as a conduit of grace (anugraha): generosity purifies the giver and supports renunciant life oriented to liberation.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It presents dāna (charitable giving) and utsava (auspicious celebration) as outward signs of an inwardly purified, prasanna (serene) mind—supporting dharma and creating a sattvic atmosphere conducive to Shiva-bhakti.
In Shaiva practice, honoring guests, ascetics, and the needy is treated as service offered to Saguna Shiva present in all beings; such dharmic conduct becomes an indirect but potent form of worship that prepares one for formal Linga-pūjā.
Practice dāna with a calm, grateful mind—especially on Shiva-related observance days—alongside simple Shiva remembrance (smaraṇa) or japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” making charity an offering rather than mere transaction.