Shloka 48
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
पाद्मा कांताऽभवद्विष्णोस्तथा मम सरस्वती । तृतीयरूपा सा नाभूल्लोककार्यहितैषिणी
pādmā kāṃtā'bhavadviṣṇostathā mama sarasvatī | tṛtīyarūpā sā nābhūllokakāryahitaiṣiṇī
పద్మా విష్ణువుకు ప్రియపత్నిగా అయింది; అలాగే సరస్వతి నాది అయింది. ఆ తృతీయరూపిణి నిర్క్రియగా ఉండలేదు—లోకకార్యహితాన్ని కోరుతూ నిలిచింది।
Brahmā (narrating within the Rudra Saṃhitā frame, ultimately conveyed by Sūta to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it frames cosmic administration by assigning Śrī (Padmā) to Viṣṇu and Sarasvatī to Brahmā, implying the remaining śakti-manifestation will undertake loka-kārya (world-function).
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights that divine manifestations (Śakti-forms) are not merely symbolic spouses but active powers that sustain loka-kārya—worldly order and welfare—under the higher sovereignty of Pati (Śiva) in the Shaiva Siddhanta worldview.
By showing how cosmic functions are administered through divine forms, the verse supports Saguna devotion: worship of Śiva-liṅga honors the supreme Lord from whom order and divine agencies proceed, while acknowledging that all functional deities operate within His overarching reality.
A practical takeaway is to perform daily Śiva-pūjā with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while mentally offering one’s actions as loka-kārya (service for the welfare of beings), aligning personal duty with dharma.