Shloka 50
पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome
एवं बहूनि रूपाणि तस्य तत्र ददर्श सः । सुविस्मितो बभूवाशु परमानन्दसंयुतः
evaṃ bahūni rūpāṇi tasya tatra dadarśa saḥ | suvismito babhūvāśu paramānandasaṃyutaḥ
Assim, naquele mesmo lugar, ele contemplou muitas formas desse Senhor. De imediato ficou tomado de assombro, pleno da bem-aventurança suprema, arrebatado pela visão auspiciosa das múltiplas manifestações de Śiva.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights that encountering Śiva’s countless manifestations awakens vismaya (sacred awe) and culminates in paramānanda—an inner confirmation that the Lord’s grace can transform perception into liberating bliss.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā: the devotee beholds the Lord in many approachable forms. In Shaiva Siddhānta, such form-based devotion steadies the mind and becomes a gateway to realizing Śiva’s higher, transcendent nature.
Practice dhyāna on Śiva’s auspicious forms (with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate reverent wonder; let the mind rest in the bliss born of darśana rather than in mere intellectual analysis.