Shloka 24
महेश्वरागमनं तथा नीराजन-सत्कारवर्णनम् / The Arrival of Maheśvara and the Rite of Welcome
Nīrājana
तत्र तां ददृशुर्देवा निमेषरहिता मुदा । सुनीलांजनवर्णाभां स्वांगैश्च प्रतिभूषिताम्
tatra tāṃ dadṛśurdevā nimeṣarahitā mudā | sunīlāṃjanavarṇābhāṃ svāṃgaiśca pratibhūṣitām
وہاں دیوتاؤں نے خوشی سے پلک جھپکائے بغیر اُسے دیکھا۔ وہ گہرے نیلے سرمے کے رنگ کی مانند تھی اور اپنے اعضاء پر زیورات سے آراستہ تھی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the devas’ unwavering, unblinking contemplation of the Goddess—an image of single-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) toward Śakti, whose manifest (saguṇa) radiance draws the mind into reverent stillness.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva is Pati and Shakti is His inseparable power; beholding Parvati’s saguṇa splendor supports devotional worship that leads the devotee toward the deeper, formless truth of Shiva, often approached through Linga-upāsanā and reverence to the divine couple.
It suggests steady darśana and dhyāna—gazing inwardly without distraction—supported by Shaiva aids like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple purity practices (e.g., bhasma/Tripuṇḍra) to stabilize devotion.