Shloka 46
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
न तुष्टः सन्मुखो जातो यदा च भगवान्हरः । तदाहं दुःखितोभूवं तपसोऽप्राप्य सत्फलम्
na tuṣṭaḥ sanmukho jāto yadā ca bhagavānharaḥ | tadāhaṃ duḥkhitobhūvaṃ tapaso'prāpya satphalam
When the Blessed Lord Hara was neither pleased nor turned graciously toward me, I became sorrowful, for I had not attained the true fruit of my austerity.
A devotee/penitent narrator within the Kotirudrasaṃhitā Jyotirlinga context (speaking about Lord Shiva’s response to tapas)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The devotee experiences non-response: Śiva is ‘na tuṣṭaḥ’ and not ‘sanmukhaḥ’. In Siddhānta terms this resembles tirodhāna—Śiva’s concealing function that withholds felt grace until maturity of the paśu’s adhikāra.
Significance: Interprets spiritual dryness as a phase of concealment rather than absence; encourages perseverance in tapas and bhakti until anugraha dawns.
FAQs
It teaches that tapas alone is incomplete without Shiva’s prasāda (grace); the “true fruit” of practice arises when the Lord becomes pleased and turns favorably toward the seeker.
It emphasizes Saguna Shiva (Hara) as responsive to devotion: Linga-worship, japa, and pūjā are meant to awaken a living relationship where the Lord’s anugraha perfects one’s effort.
Pair austerity with bhakti—daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga-archana with water and bilva, and a prayer for Shiva’s prasāda rather than pride in penance.