Shloka 67
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
तैजसी शाम्भवी मूर्त्तिः प्रत्यक्षा दहनात्मिका । कर्त्री हर्त्री पालयित्री विनैतां किं विलोक्यते
taijasī śāmbhavī mūrttiḥ pratyakṣā dahanātmikā | kartrī hartrī pālayitrī vinaitāṃ kiṃ vilokyate
তেজোময়ী শাম্ভবী মূর্তি প্রত্যক্ষ প্রকাশিতা, অগ্নিস্বরূপা। তিনিই করত্রী, হর্ত্রী ও পালনকর্ত্রী; তাঁর দর্শন ব্যতীত সত্যই বা কী দেখা যায়?
Suta Goswami (narrating the Śatarudra teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Affirms Śāmbhavī Śakti as pratyakṣa (directly manifest) and as the operative power behind creation–maintenance–withdrawal; encourages Śiva-Śakti upāsanā for clarity of perception and devotion.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that the directly manifest, transformative Śakti of Shiva (Śāmbhavī) is the power behind creation, sustenance, and dissolution; without recognizing Her, worldly “seeing” remains spiritually incomplete.
In Śaiva Siddhānta-oriented reading, Linga worship is worship of Pati (Shiva) together with His inseparable Śakti; the verse emphasizes that Shiva’s manifest grace and power are experienced through the Śāmbhavī form, making worship experiential (pratyakṣa), not merely conceptual.
Contemplate the fiery, luminous presence of Shiva-Śakti while japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and reinforce devotion with Śaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of dissolution and inner purification.