Shloka 22
Sūtasya Punargamanaṃ Kāśyāṃ—Bhasma-Rudrākṣa-Tripuṇḍra-Vidhiśca
Sūta’s Return to Kāśī and the Observances of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and Tripuṇḍra
सर्वसिद्धिप्रदम्भुक्तिमुक्तिदन्त्रिगुणेश्वरम् । ततश्च परया भक्त्या तस्य दक्षिणगां शिवाम्
sarvasiddhipradambhuktimuktidantriguṇeśvaram | tataśca parayā bhaktyā tasya dakṣiṇagāṃ śivām
He (the Lord) bestows all siddhis, grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation, and is Sovereign over the three guṇas. Thereafter, with supreme devotion, one should worship the auspicious Śivā who stands at His right.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Frames Śiva as the supreme bestower of both bhukti and mukti; supports the Siddhānta emphasis that liberation arises by Śiva’s grace (anugraha) rather than by guṇa-bound means alone.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who grants both finite fruits (bhukti) and the highest fruit (mukti), showing that liberation is attained through His grace approached by parā-bhakti, not merely by effort.
By describing Śiva as the giver of siddhis and moksha and then directing devotion toward Śivā at His right, the verse supports Saguna worship—adoring Śiva (often as Liṅga) together with Śakti, since grace flows through the inseparable Śiva–Śivā unity.
The practical takeaway is parā-bhakti in Śiva–Śakti upāsanā: worship Śiva as tri-guṇeśvara while honoring Śivā beside Him, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a devotion-centered sādhana aimed at both purification and liberation.