Shloka 33
दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu
पारणे द्वादशीं स्वल्पां ज्ञात्वा यावत्स भोजनम् । कर्त्तुं व्यवसितस्तावदागतं स न्यमन्त्रयत्
pāraṇe dvādaśīṃ svalpāṃ jñātvā yāvatsa bhojanam | karttuṃ vyavasitastāvadāgataṃ sa nyamantrayat
పారణానికి ద్వాదశీ సమయం స్వల్పమని తెలిసి, ఆ పరిమిత కాలంలో భోజనం చేయాలని నిర్ణయించుకొని, అదే వేళ వచ్చిన అతిథిని ఆహ్వానించాడు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Implicit: honoring the atithi while safeguarding vrata-krama is portrayed as a razor-edge dharma; success is framed as earning grace through right action under constraint.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights dharma joined with devotion: even while carefully observing the sacred timing of a vow (vrata), one should honor a guest or devotee—self-discipline and compassionate conduct together purify the mind for Shiva-bhakti.
In Shaiva practice, external observances (vrata, pūjā) are meant to mature into inner qualities pleasing to Saguna Shiva—humility, hospitality, and readiness to serve; such conduct is itself an offering to Shiva.
Careful observance of vrata rules—especially proper pāraṇa within the prescribed tithi—combined with seva (service) to an arriving guest/devotee; one may support this with japa of the Panchakshara mantra, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya," during the observance.