Shloka 6
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
उञ्छवृत्त्यर्जितान्बीजान्पिष्ट्वालोड्य जलेन तान् । उपलाल्य सुतन्तस्मै सा ददौ कृत्रिमम्पयः
uñchavṛttyarjitānbījānpiṣṭvāloḍya jalena tān | upalālya sutantasmai sā dadau kṛtrimampayaḥ
اُنچھ ورتّی سے کمائے ہوئے اناج کے دانے اس نے پیس کر پانی میں گھولے۔ پھر انہیں چبا کر محبت سے اپنے بیٹے کو مصنوعی دودھ کے طور پر پلایا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not Jyotirliṅga-related; depicts extreme household austerity (uñchavṛtti) and improvised nourishment, underscoring dependence on divine sustenance.
Significance: Ethic of tapas and minimalism; points toward Śiva as the ultimate sustainer when even basic food is scarce.
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights dharmic endurance and compassionate sacrifice: even under severe austerity (uñchavṛtti), one sustains dependents without abandoning righteousness—an attitude praised in Shaiva narratives as supportive of purity of mind and devotion.
Though not a direct ritual instruction, it frames the Shaiva ethic that supports Saguna Shiva worship: disciplined living, compassion, and self-restraint are inner offerings (bhāva) that make external worship—such as Linga-pūjā—spiritually fruitful.
The implied takeaway is tapas with compassion—simple living, restraint, and mindful duty. As a Shaiva practice, one may pair such discipline with daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize the mind in devotion.