Shloka 13
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
अनुग्रहाय मेनायाः पुरतः परमेश्वरी । आविर्बभूव सा देवी सन्तुष्टा तत्सुभक्तितः
anugrahāya menāyāḥ purataḥ parameśvarī | āvirbabhūva sā devī santuṣṭā tatsubhaktitaḥ
ମେନାଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରୀ ଦେବୀ ତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଆବିର୍ଭୂତ ହେଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ଶୁଭ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇ ସେ ଦେବୀ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights anugraha (divine grace): sincere bhakti draws the compassionate presence of the Divine, showing that God’s revelation is not forced but bestowed when devotion becomes mature and pure.
The verse emphasizes Saguna revelation—Divinity taking a perceivable form for the devotee’s uplift. In Shaiva practice, the same principle operates in Liṅga-worship: the Lord becomes accessible through a sacred form to receive devotion and grant grace.
It suggests steadfast bhakti expressed through regular pūjā and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), performed with humility and longing for grace rather than mere ritual display.