Shloka 71
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
ऋषयोऽपीत्थमाज्ञाय गिरिजायास्सुनिश्चयम् । प्रोचुर्जयगिरं तत्र ददुश्चाशिषमुत्तमाम्
ṛṣayo'pītthamājñāya girijāyāssuniścayam | procurjayagiraṃ tatra daduścāśiṣamuttamām
เหล่าฤๅษีเมื่อรู้ถึงปณิธานอันมั่นคงของคิริชาแล้ว จึงเปล่งชัยมงคล ณ ที่นั้น และประทานพรอันสูงสุดแด่นาง।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Depicts saintly validation (ṛṣi-āśīrvāda) as a conduit preparing the aspirant for Śiva’s grace; communal recognition of steadfast bhakti is itself a ‘māhātmya’ marker.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It honors Pārvatī’s unwavering niścaya (firm resolve) and shows that sincere tapas and bhakti receive the blessing of realized sages—an affirmation that steadfast devotion ripens into divine grace.
Pārvatī’s resolve is directed toward attaining Śiva; in Shaiva practice, such focused determination is expressed through Saguna worship—often via Śiva-liṅga pūjā—where devotion becomes steady and fit to receive auspicious blessings.
The takeaway is steadiness in sādhana: daily Śiva pūjā with mantra-japa (especially Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined observances, performed with firm resolve like Pārvatī.