Shloka 67
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
धर्मजात्यादिभिश्शम्भुर्नानुगृह्णाति व द्विजाः । गुरोरनुग्रहेणैव शिवं जानामि तत्त्वतः
dharmajātyādibhiśśambhurnānugṛhṇāti va dvijāḥ | guroranugraheṇaiva śivaṃ jānāmi tattvataḥ
হে দ্বিজসকল, শম্ভু ধৰ্ম, জাতি আদি বাহ্য চিহ্নৰ আধাৰত অনুগ্ৰহ নকৰে। কেৱল গুৰুৰ কৃপাৰ দ্বাৰাই শিৱক তত্ত্বতঃ জনা যায়।
Parvati Khanda narrator (a devotee/teacher speaking to the dvijas within the Rudra Saṃhitā discourse, as relayed by Sūta to the sages)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it states that Śiva’s anugraha is not dispensed by social markers but is accessed through the Guru’s grace and right knowledge.
Significance: Elevates guru-sevā and dīkṣā-oriented learning as the true ‘tīrtha’ leading to Śiva-tattva-jñāna beyond caste/ritual status.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s anugraha (liberating grace) is not earned by social status or outward religious markers; true realization of Śiva-tattva arises through the Guru’s grace and right initiation into Shaiva understanding.
Liṅga worship becomes transformative when received and performed under the Guru’s guidance—then the devotee moves from external ritual to recognizing Śiva present in the Liṅga as the supreme Reality, beyond mere social qualification.
Seek a competent Guru and practice Guru-guided Śiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined conduct—so devotion matures into tattva-jñāna through grace.