Shloka 10
पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities
अथ द्वारं समागत्य चकार सुमहोत्सवम् । हिमाचलः प्रसन्नात्मा भिक्षुभ्यो द्रविणन्ददौ
atha dvāraṃ samāgatya cakāra sumahotsavam | himācalaḥ prasannātmā bhikṣubhyo draviṇandadau
ครั้นแล้วเมื่อมาถึงหน้าประตู หิมาจลผู้มีจิตผ่องใสได้จัดมหาอุทสวะอันยิ่งใหญ่ และมอบทรัพย์เป็นทานแก่หมู่ภิกษุผู้ขอทานบิณฑบาต।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Charity to bhikṣus is framed as a conduit of grace (anugraha): generosity purifies the giver and supports renunciant life oriented to liberation.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It presents dāna (charitable giving) and utsava (auspicious celebration) as outward signs of an inwardly purified, prasanna (serene) mind—supporting dharma and creating a sattvic atmosphere conducive to Shiva-bhakti.
In Shaiva practice, honoring guests, ascetics, and the needy is treated as service offered to Saguna Shiva present in all beings; such dharmic conduct becomes an indirect but potent form of worship that prepares one for formal Linga-pūjā.
Practice dāna with a calm, grateful mind—especially on Shiva-related observance days—alongside simple Shiva remembrance (smaraṇa) or japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” making charity an offering rather than mere transaction.