Shloka 22
महाबलमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Mahābala Māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Mahābala (and Western Sacred Liṅgas)”
प्रणुवन्ति च तं देवं प्रणमन्ति महाबलम् । लभन्त ईप्सितान्कामान्रमन्ते च यथासुखम्
praṇuvanti ca taṃ devaṃ praṇamanti mahābalam | labhanta īpsitānkāmānramante ca yathāsukham
They hymn that God and bow to the mighty Lord; and, obtaining their desired aims, they dwell in contentment and enjoy according to their rightful happiness.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: The assembled beings praise and bow to the Lord and receive desired ends—presenting the Mahābala liṅga at Gokarṇa as a locus of Śiva’s anugraha (grace) that yields both bhoga (enjoyment) and, in later verses, mokṣa.
Significance: Stresses phala-śruti: stuti and praṇāma at the kṣetra lead to iṣṭa-siddhi and contentment, preparing the devotee for higher liberation.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights a Shaiva Siddhanta theme: when devotees praise and surrender to Shiva (Pati), his grace removes obstacles and grants both worldly fulfillment and inner contentment, aligning desire with dharma and higher good.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, devotion to Shiva through reverence and bowing is typically expressed in Jyotirlinga/Linga worship—approaching Saguna Shiva with stuti and namaskara, through which the devotee receives anugraha (grace) and desired results.
A simple practice implied is daily Shiva-stuti and namaskara before the Linga—optionally with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—cultivating surrender, steadiness of mind, and the experience of yathāsukham (contented well-being).