मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
निपात्य शक्तिं तीव्रतरां प्रकृत्या ह्यति दुर्गमाम् । कान्तारं दग्धुकामान्तान्मलयानलसुप्रभाम्
nipātya śaktiṃ tīvratarāṃ prakṛtyā hyati durgamām | kāntāraṃ dagdhukāmāntānmalayānalasuprabhām
Phóng thích một năng lực còn mãnh liệt hơn theo chính bản tính bẩm sinh của mình, nàng khiến vùng hoang dã vốn cực kỳ khó vượt qua ấy bừng cháy rực rỡ—sáng như ngọn lửa dâng lên từ dãy Malaya—quyết thiêu rụi các thế lực thù nghịch cho đến tận cùng.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse to the sages, describing the manifestation of Shakti’s fierce energy)
Tattva Level: pati
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
It portrays divine Śakti as a purifying, transformative force: what appears as “burning” outwardly symbolizes the destruction of inner impurities and hostile tendencies that obstruct the soul’s (paśu’s) return to Shiva (Pati).
In Saguna worship, Shiva is adored with His inseparable Śakti; the verse highlights that Shiva’s grace operates through Śakti to remove obstacles, making devotion to the Linga a practice of inner cleansing and protection.
Meditate on Shiva-Śakti as a flame of awareness that burns ignorance; accompany japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of purification and the impermanence of bonds.