Shloka 22
सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle
श्रवणं कीर्तनं चैव स्मरणं सेवनं तथा । दास्यं तथार्चनं देवि वंदनं मम सर्वदा
śravaṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ caiva smaraṇaṃ sevanaṃ tathā | dāsyaṃ tathārcanaṃ devi vaṃdanaṃ mama sarvadā
O Devi, for Me these are always dear and efficacious: listening (to My glory), chanting it, remembering Me, devoted service, the attitude of servanthood, worship, and reverent salutation.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: General tīrtha-logic: these bhakti-aṅgas are presented as universally efficacious, applicable at any Śiva-kṣetra and liṅga-sthāna.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It lists core forms of Shiva-bhakti—hearing, chanting, remembrance, service, humble self-offering, worship, and salutation—showing that steady devotion to Pati (Shiva) purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa), leading toward grace and liberation.
Practices like arcana (formal worship) and vandana (prostration) are directly performed before the Shiva Linga as Saguna Shiva, while śravaṇa, kīrtana, and smaraṇa sustain inner worship—uniting external ritual with inward contemplation of Shiva’s presence.
Daily arcana and vandana to Shiva (often before the Linga), supported by śravaṇa-kīrtana of Shiva-kathā and smaraṇa through japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as continuous remembrance and service.