Shloka 4
पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth
विरराज ततस्सोतिप्रमदोपूर्वसुद्युतिः । हुताशन इवाधृष्यस्तेजोराशिर्महामनाः
virarāja tatassotipramadopūrvasudyutiḥ | hutāśana ivādhṛṣyastejorāśirmahāmanāḥ
Bấy giờ, đấng rực sáng ấy bừng chiếu—vượt hẳn vẻ huy hoàng trước kia—một khối lửa linh thiêng bất khả xâm phạm, như chính ngọn hỏa tế thánh, và bản tính đại hồn cao cả.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the manifestation of divine tejas—an invincible, purifying radiance—signifying Shiva’s supreme power (Pati) that cannot be overcome by worldly bonds (pāśa) and that uplifts the soul toward clarity and liberation.
The Linga is revered as the visible sign of Shiva’s limitless light and presence. Describing a concentrated “mass of brilliance” supports Saguna worship: devotees contemplate Shiva’s radiant form as a doorway to realizing His transcendent (nirguṇa) reality.
Meditate on Shiva as inner fire (tejas) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, if practiced, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that Shiva’s radiance burns away impurity and ego.