Shloka 31
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
प्रयत्नेन त्वया शम्भो कार्यं वाक्यं मम प्रभो । याचस्व मां हिमगिरेस्सौभाग्यं देहि शङ्कर
prayatnena tvayā śambho kāryaṃ vākyaṃ mama prabho | yācasva māṃ himagiressaubhāgyaṃ dehi śaṅkara
शम्भो प्रभो, प्रयत्नेन मम वाक्यं कार्यं कुरु। हिमगिरेः सकाशात् मां याचस्व; शङ्कर, सौभाग्यं देहि॥
Parvati
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is part of the marriage-seeking episode where Devī requests Śiva to formally seek Himālaya’s consent—foregrounding dharma and līlā in Śiva–Śakti union.
Significance: Recalling the divine marriage motif supports gṛhastha-dharma sanctification and devotion to Umāpati; invoked for saubhāgya (marital auspiciousness) and harmony.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
Pārvatī’s plea shows bhakti expressed as humble supplication to Śiva, where divine grace (anugraha) is sought for saubhāgya—symbolizing the soul’s longing for union with Pati (Śiva) through auspiciousness and right relationship.
The verse addresses Śiva personally as Śambhu/Śaṅkara, emphasizing Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord as a responsive, compassionate deity. In Linga-worship too, the devotee petitions Śiva for anugraha, seeing the Linga as the accessible form of the transcendent.
The takeaway is prayerful petition with steady effort—paired well with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and vrata-like resolve (especially on Mahāśivarātri), asking Śiva for auspiciousness and inner union.