Shloka 9
प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः
Departure and Lament in Separation
ननाम पार्वती भक्त्या मातरम्पितरं गुरुम् । महामाया भवाचाराद्रुरोदोच्चैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
nanāma pārvatī bhaktyā mātarampitaraṃ gurum | mahāmāyā bhavācārādrurodoccairmuhurmuhuḥ
పార్వతి భక్తితో తన తల్లి, తండ్రి, గురువులను నమస్కరించింది. ఆపై భవాచారమనే లోకాసక్తితో ఆవరించబడిన మహామాయా మళ్లీ మళ్లీ గట్టిగా విలపించింది।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Mahāmāyā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Pārvatī’s bhakti joined with humility and right conduct—she honors parents and elders even while moving toward her higher Shaiva destiny—while also showing how worldly attachment (bhavācāra) naturally produces grief.
Pārvatī’s reverence and devotion are the inner qualities that mature into Saguna Shiva-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through loving surrender and disciplined conduct, which later supports steady worship of the Liṅga.
The takeaway is bhakti with śuddha-ācāra (pure conduct): begin worship with respectful salutations to elders and teachers, then proceed with focused devotion—ideally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the mind is calmed from emotional agitation.