Shloka 10
दक्षस्य तपः तथा जगदम्बायाः प्रत्यक्षता — Dakṣa’s Austerities and the Direct Manifestation of Jagadambā
ततः प्रत्यक्षतो दृष्ट्वा जगदम्बां जगन्मयीम् । कृतकृत्यमथात्मानं मेने दक्षः प्रजापतिः
tataḥ pratyakṣato dṛṣṭvā jagadambāṃ jaganmayīm | kṛtakṛtyamathātmānaṃ mene dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ
ครั้นแล้วเมื่อได้เห็นพระชคทัมพาผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่วสากลโลกด้วยตนเอง ประชาบดีทักษะก็สำเหนียกว่า ตนเป็นผู้สำเร็จกิจแล้ว และคิดว่าจุดหมายแห่งชีวิตได้บรรลุแล้ว।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the transforming power of direct divine darśana: seeing Satī as Jagadambā (the all-pervading Mother) makes Dakṣa feel “kṛtakṛtya,” suggesting that grace-filled vision can momentarily dissolve worldly striving and confer a sense of completion.
Though the verse centers on Satī, it supports Saguna worship in Shaiva tradition: the Divine becomes accessible through a perceivable form. In Shiva Purana theology, honoring Shakti as Jagadambā complements Linga worship, since Shiva (Pati) and Shakti are inseparable in bestowing grace.
The takeaway is darśana-centered bhakti: seek steady contemplation of Shiva-Shakti through pūjā and mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating reverence so that inner “direct seeing” (pratyakṣa-bhāva) arises.