Shloka 40
इति स श्रूयते नित्यं किंनराणां मुखान्मुने । इहागतानां सुप्रीत्या किन्तन्मिथ्या वचो धुवम्
iti sa śrūyate nityaṃ kiṃnarāṇāṃ mukhānmune | ihāgatānāṃ suprītyā kintanmithyā vaco dhuvam
“O sage, this is ever heard from the mouths of the Kiṃnaras. But for those who have come here with sincere goodwill, how could that statement possibly be false? Indeed, the word is surely true.”
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages, addressing a sage within the dialogue as 'mune')
Tattva Level: pashu
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It affirms that sacred testimony (śruti-like report) and truthful divine speech become spiritually effective when approached with suprīti—sincere devotion and goodwill—supporting the Shaiva view that grace responds to genuine bhakti.
In Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee relies on assured scriptural promises (phalaśruti). This verse reinforces trust (śraddhā) that such words are not ‘mithyā’ for sincere pilgrims or worshippers who approach Shiva’s presence—often symbolized by the Liṅga—with devotion.
Cultivate śraddhā and truthfulness while performing Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent pilgrimage or darśana—holding the conviction that scriptural assurances bear fruit for the sincerely devoted.