Shloka 36
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
स्कंदश्शक्तिं समादाय मयूरस्थस्सघंटकः । देव्यास्समीपे संतस्थौ द्वितीय इव पावकः
skaṃdaśśaktiṃ samādāya mayūrasthassaghaṃṭakaḥ | devyāssamīpe saṃtasthau dvitīya iva pāvakaḥ
Skanda, empunhando a śakti (sua lança), assentado em seu pavão e ornado de guizos tilintantes, permaneceu junto da Deusa, ardendo como um segundo fogo.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; highlights the Śaiva family-court (Umā with Skanda nearby), reinforcing Śiva-Śakti household cosmology.
Significance: Supports Kumāra/Skanda upāsanā within Śaiva devotion; emphasizes proximity to Devī as a channel of protection and śakti.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights Skanda as the radiant śakti (divine power) in service to the Goddess, portraying the Shiva-family as a living focus for saguna upāsanā—devotion that steadies the mind and turns it toward Pati (Shiva) through reverence for His divine household.
Though the Linga is not named here, the scene supports saguna worship: Skanda’s fiery presence beside Devī reflects the manifest glory surrounding Shiva’s sphere. In Shaiva practice, such narratives cultivate bhakti that naturally culminates in Linga-upāsanā as the central symbol of Shiva.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the Shiva-Parivāra (Shiva’s divine family) while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” visualizing a steady, fire-like inner clarity (pāvaka) that burns impurities (mala) and strengthens devotion.