Shloka 26
शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्
Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation
शिव उवाच । तपसाराधिता देवि ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । प्रसन्ना भव सुप्रीत्या कुरु तस्याखिलेप्सितम्
śiva uvāca | tapasārādhitā devi brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā | prasannā bhava suprītyā kuru tasyākhilepsitam
พระศิวะตรัสว่า “โอ้เทวี พรหมผู้เป็นปรเมษฐินได้บำเพ็ญตบะบูชาให้พระองค์ทรงพอพระทัยแล้ว ขอพระองค์ทรงยินดีอย่างยิ่ง และด้วยความรักโปรดประทานสิ่งที่เขาปรารถนาทั้งปวง”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights a key Shaiva principle: sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) culminates in anugraha (divine grace). Shiva affirms that when worship is genuine, the Divine responds by fulfilling what supports dharma and the cosmic order.
Though the verse speaks in a narrative voice, it reflects Saguna worship—devotion directed to a personal, responsive form of the Divine. In Shiva Purana practice, such devotion is commonly expressed through Linga-puja, where austerity, mantra, and offering invite Shiva’s and Shakti’s grace.
It points to tapas joined with devotion: steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), regular Linga-abhiṣeka, and disciplined vows (especially on Mahāśivarātri) as a practical way to seek divine favor and inner purification.