Shloka 1
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा सर्वदेवैश्च कृता शंभोर्नुतिः परा । शिवाच्च सा वरं प्राप्ता शृणु ह्यादरतो मुने
brahmovāca | ityuktvā sarvadevaiśca kṛtā śaṃbhornutiḥ parā | śivācca sā varaṃ prāptā śṛṇu hyādarato mune
Brahmā said: Having spoken thus, all the gods offered an exalted hymn of praise to Śaṁbhu (Lord Śiva). And from Śiva she obtained a boon. Listen to it attentively, O sage.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): sincere stuti offered with reverence draws the Lord’s response, culminating in a boon—showing that devotion is a direct means to divine favor and spiritual upliftment.
By emphasizing hymn and praise to Śaṁbhu, the verse aligns with Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through worship, names, and attributes. Such stuti commonly accompanies Liṅga worship as an outward form that conduces to inner realization.
Attentive, reverent listening (śravaṇa) and recitation of Śiva-stuti are implied; practically, one may chant Śiva’s names (including the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with devotion as a daily practice seeking purification and grace.