Shloka 13
पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities
इत्थं कृत्वोत्सवं भूरि कालीं पश्यन्मुहुर्मुहुः । लेभे मुदं सपत्नीको बहुपुत्रोऽपि भूधरः
itthaṃ kṛtvotsavaṃ bhūri kālīṃ paśyanmuhurmuhuḥ | lebhe mudaṃ sapatnīko bahuputro'pi bhūdharaḥ
Setelah demikian mengadakan perayaan yang melimpah itu, Bhūdhara—walau mempunyai ramai putera dan ditemani isterinya—berulang kali memandang Kāli, lalu memperoleh sukacita yang besar.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights that devotional celebration (utsava) culminates in repeated darśana of the Divine (Kālī), and that such sustained contemplation naturally produces inner joy—an indicator of grace in saguna devotion within the Shaiva framework.
While the verse centers on Kālī (Shakti), it reflects a key Shiva Purana theme: the Supreme is approached through saguna forms and sacred observances. In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship and Devi-darśana both function as concrete supports for devotion that leads the mind toward the Lord’s highest reality.
It suggests bhakti through utsava (festival worship) and repeated darśana—returning the mind again and again to the deity’s form. Practically, this can be paired with mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused visual contemplation during pūjā.