Shloka 48
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
अतस्त्वं स्वेच्छया कन्यां देहि भद्रां हराय च । अथवा सा स्वयं कान्तस्थाने यास्यत्यदास्यसि
atastvaṃ svecchayā kanyāṃ dehi bhadrāṃ harāya ca | athavā sā svayaṃ kāntasthāne yāsyatyadāsyasi
เพราะฉะนั้น ด้วยความสมัครใจของท่าน จงมอบกุมารีผู้เป็นมงคลนั้นแด่พระหระ (พระศิวะ) มิฉะนั้นนางจะไปเองยังสถานแห่งผู้เป็นที่รัก แล้วท่านก็จำต้องยกให้อยู่ดี
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the counsel given in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It affirms that Śiva (Hara) is the destined Lord (Pati) for Pārvatī, and that dharmic action is to align one’s will with that divine ordinance—supporting the soul’s (pāśu’s) movement toward the Lord through devotion and rightful consent.
Hara is invoked as the personal, relational Lord (Saguna Śiva) who receives the devotee with grace; the narrative frame that leads to their union commonly culminates in intensified Śiva-bhakti, where Linga-worship becomes the concrete, accessible form of approaching the transcendent Pati.
The practical takeaway is steadfast Śiva-bhakti—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves) to harmonize personal will with Śiva’s grace and dharma.