Shloka 35
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
व्यास उवाच । इति तेषां वचश्श्रुत्वा मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । स्मृत्वा शिवपदांभोजं सूतो वचनमब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca | iti teṣāṃ vacaśśrutvā munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | smṛtvā śivapadāṃbhojaṃ sūto vacanamabravīt
Vyāsa said: Having thus heard the words of those sages—whose selves were refined by contemplation—Sūta, remembering the lotus-feet of Śiva, spoke in reply.
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows the Shaiva ideal that sacred teaching should begin with smaraṇa—remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet—so the narration becomes a purified, grace-bearing transmission rather than mere storytelling.
By focusing on Śiva’s “lotus-feet,” the verse points to Saguna devotion (personal, worshipful contemplation) that prepares the mind to receive teachings commonly expressed through Linga-mahātmyas and Jyotirlinga narratives in the Koṭirudra Saṃhitā.
A simple practice is Śiva-smaraṇa before recitation—mentally bowing to Śiva’s feet and then beginning japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady attention and invoke Śiva’s grace.