Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
दृष्ट्वा स्वतनयं देवी शिवा हर्षसमन्विता । गृहीत्वा बालकं दोर्भ्यां प्रमुदा परिषस्वजे
dṛṣṭvā svatanayaṃ devī śivā harṣasamanvitā | gṛhītvā bālakaṃ dorbhyāṃ pramudā pariṣasvaje
နတ်မိခင် သီဝါ (ပါရဝတီ) သည် မိမိသားတော်ကို မြင်သဖြင့် ဝမ်းမြောက်ပီတိပြည့်ဝ၏။ ထိုကလေးကို လက်နှစ်ဖက်ဖြင့် ချီယူကာ ပျော်ရွှင်စွာ တင်းကျပ်စွာ ဖက်လှုပ်ပွေ့ဖက်လေ၏။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the tenderness of Śiva-Śakti’s manifest (saguṇa) play: the Divine Mother’s embrace signifies grace (anugraha) and protection, showing that devotion is nourished through love, not fear.
Though the verse is a family-leela scene, it supports saguṇa upāsanā: devotees relate to Shiva and Shakti through accessible forms and emotions, which steady the mind and mature it toward deeper realization of Shiva’s supreme nature.
A practical takeaway is bhakti-smaraṇa: meditate on the compassionate presence of Shiva-Shakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender and inner peace.