Shloka 39
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
प्रकृतिस्थं गिरिं दृष्टवा प्रीता देवं महेश्वरम् । उवाच सर्वलोकानां पतिं शिवमनिन्दिता,पर्वतको पूर्वावस्थामें स्थित हुआ देख पतित्रता पार्वती देवी बहुत प्रसन्न हुईं। फिर उन्होंने सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके स्वामी कल्याणस्वरूप महेश्वरदेवसे पूछा
prakṛtisthaṃ giriṃ dṛṣṭvā prītā devaṃ maheśvaram | uvāca sarvalokānāṃ patiṃ śivam aninditā ||
प्रकृतिस्थं गिरिं दृष्ट्वा प्रीता देवं महेश्वरम् । उवाच सर्वलोकानां पतिं शिवमनिन्दिता ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights bhakti expressed through attentive perception and respectful questioning: when one witnesses an auspicious sign (restoration to a natural order), the proper response is gratitude and a sincere, humble inquiry directed to the highest authority (Śiva as lord of all worlds).
Nārada narrates that Pārvatī sees a mountain returned to its former, natural state; delighted, she turns to Śiva (Maheśvara), the lord of all worlds, and begins to ask him a question, setting up the ensuing explanation.