Shloka 47
प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence
कदाचिन्नियता गेहे स्थिता चन्द्रभृतो भ्रृशम् । वीक्षंती विस्मयामास सकामा चन्द्रशेखरम्
kadācinniyatā gehe sthitā candrabhṛto bhrṛśam | vīkṣaṃtī vismayāmāsa sakāmā candraśekharam
ఒకసారి, గృహంలో నియమబద్ధంగా ఉన్న ఆమె, చంద్రధారియైన చంద్రశేఖరుని అత్యంత ఏకాగ్రతతో దర్శించింది; ఆకాంక్షతో నిండిన ఆమె ఆయనను చూసి ఆశ్చర్యచకితమైంది।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Parvati-khanda episode to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a bhakti-psychology moment where darśana of Candraśekhara awakens longing that culminates in tapas and divine union.
Significance: Darśana-bhakti: contemplating Candraśekhara is portrayed as transforming kāma (longing) into mumukṣutva (liberation-seeking) under Śiva’s grace (general).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights how the soul’s longing (kāma) can be refined into devotional yearning when directed toward Shiva’s auspicious form (Chandrashekhara), culminating in vismaya—reverent wonder that loosens worldly fixation and turns the mind toward Pati (the Lord).
By focusing on Chandrashekhara’s visible, grace-bestowing form, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—devotion through form—where concentrated beholding becomes a gateway to inner stillness, ultimately leading the devotee toward the Linga principle as Shiva’s all-pervading reality.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna through darśana: steady contemplation of Shiva (especially Chandrashekhara) while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to support focused remembrance.