tadÄ tad aham īśasya
bhaktÄnÄá¹ Å›am abhÄ«psataḥ
anugrahaá¹ manyamÄnaḥ
prÄtiá¹£á¹haá¹ diÅ›am uttarÄm
Considering the death of my mother (tat) as the mercy of the Lord, I departed (pratistham) to the north. He did so without performing her funeral rites. Use of parasmaipadam verb is poetic license.