Shloka 21
वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र सखीभ्यां संयुता शिवा । जगाम शिवपूजार्थं नीत्वा पुष्पाण्यनेकशः
etasminnaṃtare tatra sakhībhyāṃ saṃyutā śivā | jagāma śivapūjārthaṃ nītvā puṣpāṇyanekaśaḥ
அந்நேரத்தில் அங்கே சிவா (பார்வதி) இரு தோழிகளுடன் பல மலர்களை எடுத்துக்கொண்டு, பரமசிவன் பூஜைக்காகச் சென்றாள்.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through simple, sattvic offerings—Pārvatī approaches Śiva with reverence and purity, showing that devoted worship (pūjā) is a direct means of inner refinement and grace in the Shaiva path.
The act of bringing flowers for Śiva-pūjā reflects Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through a tangible form such as the Śiva-liṅga, where offerings like flowers become vehicles for devotion and focused contemplation.
It suggests simple Śiva-pūjā with flower offerings, ideally accompanied by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to unite external worship with inward remembrance.