Shloka 15
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
अधमं चणमात्रं स्यात्प्रक्रियैषा परोच्यते । शृणु पार्वति सुप्रीत्या भक्तानां हितकाम्यया
adhamaṃ caṇamātraṃ syātprakriyaiṣā parocyate | śṛṇu pārvati suprītyā bhaktānāṃ hitakāmyayā
Selbst der geringste Teil dieses Verfahrens — wäre er nur so klein wie ein einziges Korn — ist als höchst wirksam verkündet worden. Höre, o Pārvatī, mit Freude, denn ich spreche dies im Wunsch nach dem Wohlergehen der Bhaktas.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General teaching: even minimal adherence to Śiva’s prescribed worship-method yields benefit due to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) rather than the magnitude of the offering.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms that even a very small, sincere observance of Shiva’s prescribed worship becomes spiritually potent; in Shaiva Siddhanta this highlights Shiva’s grace (anugraha) responding to bhakti rather than mere quantity of ritual.
By praising the ‘procedure’ as supremely effective even in a minimal form, it supports accessible Saguna worship—such as Linga-puja—where a devotee’s reverent intention and right method invite Shiva’s grace.
The takeaway is to perform at least a minimal, correct act of Shiva worship—such as offering water with remembrance of Shiva and japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—with joyful devotion for lasting benefit.