Shloka 36
अनन्यया च भक्त्या वै युक्तः शम्भुं भजेत्पुनः । अन्ते च मुक्तिमायाति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
ananyayā ca bhaktyā vai yuktaḥ śambhuṃ bhajetpunaḥ | ante ca muktimāyāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
Endowed with exclusive devotion, one should worship Śambhu alone. In the end, one surely attains liberation—about this there is no need for doubt or further deliberation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Teaches ananya-bhakti (exclusive devotion) to Śambhu as a direct, doubtless route to mokṣa—framing pilgrimage as inner single-pointed refuge rather than mere travel.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that ananya-bhakti—undivided, one-pointed devotion to Śiva as Pati (the Lord)—is a direct means to mokṣa; liberation is assured when devotion is exclusive and steady.
“Worship Śambhu” is practically fulfilled through saguna-upāsanā such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā, where the devotee fixes the mind on Śiva alone, letting all other supports become secondary to that single refuge.
Sustain daily Śiva-bhakti with one-pointed japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular liṅga-arcana; the key takeaway is continuity and exclusivity of devotion rather than mere occasional observance.