Shloka 42
Śiva-nāma-smaraṇa and Śambhu’s Protective Manifestation
Dāruka Episode
इति दत्तवरस्सोऽपि शिवेन परमात्मना । शक्तस्स वै तदा कर्तुं संबभूव न संशयः
iti dattavarasso'pi śivena paramātmanā | śaktassa vai tadā kartuṃ saṃbabhūva na saṃśayaḥ
Thus, having been granted a boon by Śiva, the Supreme Self, he indeed became empowered at that time to accomplish the deed—of this there is no doubt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Nāgeśvara
Sthala Purana: The devotee, having received Śiva’s vara (boon), becomes śakta (competent) to accomplish the task—an explicit statement of anugraha producing adhikāra, which culminates in the kṣetra’s Jyotirliṅga revelation.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage as not merely merit-accumulation but empowerment: Śiva’s grace converts incapacity into capacity (a Siddhānta hallmark of anugraha).
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the Supreme Lord grants a boon, the limited being becomes truly capable. In Shaiva Siddhanta, attainment and success are ultimately enabled by Pati (Śiva), not merely by individual effort.
Kotirudrasaṃhitā emphasizes approaching Śiva through sacred forms like the Jyotirliṅga. Worship of Saguna Śiva (as Liṅga) is a doorway to receive His blessing—by which one gains the power to complete dharmic acts, vows, and pilgrimages.
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through steady Liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as supports for devotion and focus.