Shloka 10
शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī
महेश उवाच । यदाहं च स्मराम्यत्र स्मरणादरमानसाः । समागमिष्यथ तदा मत्पार्श्वं मे गणा द्रुतम्
maheśa uvāca | yadāhaṃ ca smarāmyatra smaraṇādaramānasāḥ | samāgamiṣyatha tadā matpārśvaṃ me gaṇā drutam
မဟေရှဝရ မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «ဤနေရာ၌ ငါသည် သင်တို့ကို သတိရတိုင်း၊ ထိုသတိရခြင်းကို ဂုဏ်ပြုလိုသော စိတ်ရှိသူ သင်တို့သည် ငါ့ဘေးသို့ လျင်မြန်စွာ လာရောက်ကြလိမ့်မည်၊ ငါ့ဂဏာတို့ရေ»။
Lord Shiva (Mahesha)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that sincere smaraṇa (remembrance) aligned with reverence and devotion draws the devotee (and here, Shiva’s attendants) into Shiva’s immediate presence—symbolizing nearness to Pati (the Lord) through bhakti and inner attentiveness.
In Saguna worship—whether of Shiva as Linga or as Mahesha—remembrance and focused devotion function like an inner summons: the devotee mentally approaches Shiva, and Shiva’s grace responds by granting proximity (sannidhya). The verse mirrors the reciprocal bond between the worshipper’s smaraṇa and Shiva’s accessible presence.
A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-smaraṇa: japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady reverence, ideally supported by simple Shaiva observances such as applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing rudrākṣa to maintain continuous remembrance.