Shloka 32
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
किं चान्यच्च शृणु स्वामिन्वपुषा सुन्दरेण ह । तिष्ठ त्वं मत्समीपे वै सगणसांबिकः प्रभो
kiṃ cānyacca śṛṇu svāminvapuṣā sundareṇa ha | tiṣṭha tvaṃ matsamīpe vai sagaṇasāṃbikaḥ prabho
And further, listen, O Lord: assuming Your beautiful form, remain here close to me—O Sovereign—together with Your attendants and with Ambikā (the Divine Mother).
A devotee/narrative petitioner addressing Lord Shiva (as part of Suta Goswami’s narration in the Kotirudrasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It expresses bhakti as intimate nearness (sāmīpya) to Pati—praying that Shiva, in a gracious and beautiful manifest form, remain present with His full divine retinue, indicating protective, accessible grace.
While Jyotirliṅga worship often points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this verse highlights saguna-upāsanā—seeking Shiva’s personal presence and darśana, which the Liṅga also mediates as a sacred focus for experiencing His nearness.
A practical takeaway is to perform darśana-focused worship—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mental visualization of Shiva’s auspicious form with Ambikā and the gaṇas, requesting His abiding presence during pūjā.