Shloka 13
Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa
भक्त्या पृथक् पृथक् तेषां पूजां कृत्वा विधानवित् । शिवसालोक्यमाप्नोति निग्रहानुग्रहे क्षमः ॥ १३ ॥
bhaktyā pṛthak pṛthak teṣāṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā vidhānavit | śivasālokyamāpnoti nigrahānugrahe kṣamaḥ || 13 ||
Wer die rechte Vorschrift kennt und mit Hingabe die vorgeschriebene Verehrung eines jeden einzeln vollzieht, erlangt Sālokya in Śivas Welt und wird tauglich sowohl für Zügelung (nigraha) als auch für Gnade (anugraha).
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana account in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotion (bhakti) combined with correct ritual method (vidhi) yields a definite spiritual fruit—Śiva-sālokya—while refining the worshipper’s capacity for disciplined restraint and compassionate grace.
Bhakti is presented as active and intentional: one worships “each separately” with focused reverence, showing that devotion is strengthened through attentive, non-mechanical practice aligned with scriptural procedure.
It emphasizes ritual correctness (vidhi), aligning with Kalpa (the Vedanga dealing with procedures of rites), where knowing the proper sequence and rules of pūjā is treated as spiritually consequential.