Shloka 38
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
इति प्रोक्तस्तु ते तात सुनर्तकनटाह्वयः । शिवावतारो हि मया शिवावाक्यप्रपूरकः
iti proktastu te tāta sunartakanaṭāhvayaḥ | śivāvatāro hi mayā śivāvākyaprapūrakaḥ
Như vậy, hỡi con yêu dấu, ta đã kể cho con về vị mang danh Sunartaka, cũng được gọi là Naṭa. Người ấy quả thật là hóa thân của Śiva, do ta khiến hiển lộ để hoàn thành chính lời phán và ý chỉ của Đức Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Significance: Highlights avatāra as ‘śivāvākya-prapūraka’—Śiva’s will operating through a manifested agent; for devotees, recognizing Śiva’s hidden governance (tirodhāna) matures into reliance on anugraha.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that Śiva’s incarnations arise for a precise divine purpose—fulfilling Śiva’s own word—showing the sovereignty of Pati (Śiva) whose will guides cosmic order and liberation.
By identifying a specific avatāra as the executor of Śiva’s intention, the verse supports Saguna Śiva devotion: devotees can revere Śiva’s purposeful manifestations while understanding they serve the one Supreme Śiva symbolized by the Liṅga.
A practical takeaway is sankalpa-based japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation that one’s actions align with Śiva-vākya (Śiva’s will), reinforcing disciplined bhakti rather than mere storytelling.