Shloka 29
मेनावरलाभवर्णनम् — Description of Menā’s Attainment of Boons
and the worship leading to Umā’s advent
या चेष्टरूपाणि विधाय देवी सृष्टिस्थितानाशमयी च कर्त्री । ब्रह्माच्युतस्थाणुशरीरहेतुस्सा त्वं प्रसीदाद्य पुनर्नमस्ते
yā ceṣṭarūpāṇi vidhāya devī sṛṣṭisthitānāśamayī ca kartrī | brahmācyutasthāṇuśarīrahetussā tvaṃ prasīdādya punarnamaste
اے دیوی! تو ہی تمام افعال کے روپ بناتی ہے؛ تو ہی سृष्टि، استھتی اور لَے کی فطرت والی کرتری ہے؛ برہما، اچیوت (وشنو) اور ستھانُو (شیو) کے جسمانی ظہور کی علت بھی تو ہی ہے۔ آج کرپا فرما؛ تجھے بار بار نمسکار۔
A devotee/supplicant praising Goddess Parvati (Shakti) within the Parvati Khanda narrative (as recounted by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: yā ceṣṭarūpāṇi vidhāya devī sṛṣṭisthitānāśamayī ca kartrī | brahmācyutasthāṇuśarīrahetussā tvaṃ prasīdādya punarnamaste
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Triadic cosmic functions (creation–maintenance–dissolution) attributed to Devī as the operative power behind the Trimūrti’s embodiment.
FAQs
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (surrender): the Goddess is acknowledged as the operative divine power behind all cosmic functions—creation, preservation, and dissolution—and the devotee seeks her prasāda (grace), which is central to liberation-oriented devotion in Shaiva traditions.
By naming Sthāṇu (Śiva) alongside Brahmā and Viṣṇu, the verse frames the manifest deities as empowered through Shakti; in Linga/Saguna Śiva worship, devotees honor Śiva as Pati (Lord) together with Śakti as his inseparable power, approaching the Linga with reverence and prayers for grace.
A practical takeaway is daily stuti and namaskāra (repeated salutations) with a grace-seeking prayer—optionally paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a simple offering (water/flowers) to Śiva-Linga while remembering Śiva-Śakti unity.