Shloka 24
पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others
देवा ऊचुः । त्वया सृष्टमिदं सर्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम् । संतप्तमति कस्माद्वै न ज्ञातं कारणं विभो
devā ūcuḥ | tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram | saṃtaptamati kasmādvai na jñātaṃ kāraṇaṃ vibho
தேவர்கள் கூறினர்—ஓ அனைத்திலும் நிறைந்த விபோ! உம்மாலேயே இச்சராசர உலகமெங்கும் படைக்கப்பட்டது; ஆயினும் அது துயர்தீயால் தகிக்கிறது. அதன் காரணம் உண்மையில் ஏன் அறியப்படவில்லை?
Devas
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights the central Shaiva insight that worldly suffering (tāpa) persists because the true cause is not recognized—ignorance of the Supreme Lord (Pati) and of the binding fetters (pāśa). It prepares the ground for Shiva’s instruction that liberation arises from right knowledge, devotion, and grace.
The Devas address the all-pervading Lord as the creator and controller; in practice, devotees approach that same Supreme through Saguna forms—especially the Shiva-Linga—so the unknown cause of suffering is dispelled by worship, mantra, and Shiva’s anugraha (grace), leading the mind from form to the formless truth.
A practical takeaway is to counter the ‘burning’ of existence through Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-abhisheka with a prayer for inner clarity, and (where applicable) wearing Rudraksha and applying Tripundra as reminders of detachment and devotion.