Shloka 21
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
मेनोवाच । महामायां जगद्धात्रीं चण्डिकां लोकधारिणीम् । प्रणमामि महादेवीं सर्वकामार्थदायिनीम्
menovāca | mahāmāyāṃ jagaddhātrīṃ caṇḍikāṃ lokadhāriṇīm | praṇamāmi mahādevīṃ sarvakāmārthadāyinīm
மேனா கூறினாள்—மஹாமாயை, உலகத்தைத் தாங்கும் தாயை, லோகங்களைத் தாங்கும் உக்கிர சண்டிகையை, எல்லா விருப்பங்களின் பயனையும் அருளும் மஹாதேவியை நான் வணங்குகிறேன்।
Mena (Mother of Parvati)
Tattva Level: pasha
Mantra: महामायां जगद्धात्रीं चण्डिकां लोकधारिणीम् । प्रणमामि महादेवीं सर्वकामार्थदायिनीम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse is a śakti-stuti within the Shaiva frame: Mena recognizes the Goddess as the cosmic power (Mahāmāyā) who sustains the worlds and grants fruits, showing that worldly aims and spiritual uplift arise through divine grace when approached with reverent bhakti.
By praising Mahādevī as world-sustainer and giver of boons, the text affirms Saguna worship of Shiva-Shakti: devotion to the manifest divine (including Linga worship) is a valid means to receive blessings and progress toward higher realization under Shiva’s lordship (Pati) and Shakti’s power.
The practice implied is praṇāma and stuti (reverent salutation and hymn). As a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair such devotion with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple daily worship honoring Shiva together with Shakti.