Shloka 25
अत्रीश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Atrīśvara-māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Atrīśvara”
अथानुग्रहतः शंभोः प्राप्तबुद्धिः पतिव्रता । उवाच श्रूयतां स्वामिन्यज्जातं कथयामि ते
athānugrahataḥ śaṃbhoḥ prāptabuddhiḥ pativratā | uvāca śrūyatāṃ svāminyajjātaṃ kathayāmi te
Then, by the grace of Śambhu, that devoted chaste wife regained right understanding and said: “O mistress, please listen; I shall tell you what has just happened.”
A pativratā woman (a devoted wife) narrating after receiving Shiva’s grace
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Śambhu’s anugraha restores right understanding (prāptabuddhiḥ), enabling truthful narration. The verse functions as a doctrinal marker: grace, not mere reasoning, resolves the knot of doubt in vrata/ritual situations.
Significance: Affirms the Siddhānta principle that śivānugraha is decisive for clarity and liberation-oriented practice; pilgrims are encouraged to rely on Śiva’s grace alongside discipline (vrata) and purity.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive power that restores buddhi (right discernment), showing that spiritual clarity arises when the Lord’s compassion removes inner confusion.
Śambhu is invoked as the personal, compassionate Lord (Saguna Śiva) who actively bestows grace; such grace is traditionally sought through Linga worship, pilgrimage, and devotional surrender in the Kotirudra context.
The verse implies seeking Śiva’s grace through bhakti and prayer; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a receptive, listening attitude (śrūyatām) toward sacred narration.