Shloka 60
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
देवी च शृण्वती प्रीत्या मूर्ध्निदेशे कराम्बुजम् । विन्यस्य प्रददौ तस्मै कुमारपदमक्षयम्
devī ca śṛṇvatī prītyā mūrdhnideśe karāmbujam | vinyasya pradadau tasmai kumārapadamakṣayam
دیوی نے خوشی سے سنتے ہوئے اس کے سر پر اپنا کنول سا ہاتھ رکھ کر برکت دی اور اسے ‘کُمار پد’—یعنی ابدی دیوی پُترتْو—عطا فرمایا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights anugraha (divine grace): Devī’s touch on the head signifies consecration and spiritual authorization, granting a stable, imperishable divine station that supports dharma and inner maturation toward liberation.
The verse reflects Saguna grace—personal divine intervention through Devī’s blessing. In Linga-worship, the devotee similarly seeks the compassionate bestowal of śakti and protection, acknowledging Shiva-Śakti as the living source of upliftment.
A practical takeaway is śiras-vandana (bowing the head in surrender) and receiving grace through mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with bhakti, as the head-touch symbolizes inner initiation and steady spiritual resolve.