Shloka 13
हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने
Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा स तदा पुत्रीं दृष्ट्वा तत्सादरं च ताम् । भूषयित्वा तदङ्गानि ऋष्युत्संगे न्यवेशयेत्
brahmovāca | ityuktvā sa tadā putrīṃ dṛṣṭvā tatsādaraṃ ca tām | bhūṣayitvā tadaṅgāni ṛṣyutsaṃge nyaveśayet
برہما نے کہا—یہ کہہ کر اُس نے اُس وقت اپنی بیٹی کو محبت اور احترام سے دیکھا۔ اس کے اعضا کو آراستہ کر کے اسے رِشی کی گود میں بٹھا دیا۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights reverent care toward the Divine Mother (Pārvatī) and the sanctity of placing spiritual life under the guidance of a ṛṣi—suggesting that divine destiny unfolds through dharma, respect, and right association (sat-saṅga).
In the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa narrative, honoring Pārvatī supports the Saguna framework of Śiva-bhakti: devotion is lived through respectful actions toward Śiva’s Śakti, and such dharmic conduct becomes the ground for later Linga-centered worship and vows.
While no specific rite is named, the implied practice is sevā and sat-saṅga—approaching saints with humility. As a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair this with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and respectful observance of purity and devotion.