Shloka 31
Droṇācārya’s Tapas and the Manifestation of Śiva: The Birth-Grant of Aśvatthāmā (अश्वत्थामा-अवतार-प्रसङ्गः)
मंस्था मा ह्येतदाश्चर्य्यं सर्वचित्रमये शिवे । यस्स्वशक्त्याखिलं विश्वं सृजत्यवति हन्त्यजः
maṃsthā mā hyetadāścaryyaṃ sarvacitramaye śive | yassvaśaktyākhilaṃ viśvaṃ sṛjatyavati hantyajaḥ
Hỡi con trẻ, chớ xem điều này là kỳ diệu đối với Śiva, Đấng tràn đầy mọi điều kỳ diệu muôn hình. Vì Ngài—Đấng Vô Sinh (aja)—bằng chính Śakti của mình, tạo dựng toàn vũ trụ, gìn giữ nó, và cũng thu nhiếp (hủy hoại) nó.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva (Pati) is not limited by the universe; through His own Shakti He performs creation, preservation, and dissolution, so divine manifestations should not be seen as mere “marvels” but as expressions of the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty.
The Linga and Saguna forms are gateways to recognize the same Unborn Shiva who governs all cosmic functions through Shakti; worship trains the devotee to see every form and event as arising from Shiva’s divine power.
Meditate on Shiva as aja (Unborn) and on His Shakti as the force behind sṛṣṭi–sthiti–saṁhāra; japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with this contemplation is the practical takeaway.