Shloka 37
व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation
शक्तिरेतादृशी शंभो ममापि त्वदनुग्रहात् । विना शक्तिर्न कस्यापि शंकर त्वदनुग्रहात्
śaktiretādṛśī śaṃbho mamāpi tvadanugrahāt | vinā śaktirna kasyāpi śaṃkara tvadanugrahāt
O Śambhu, even I have attained such power only through Your grace. Without Śakti, no one has any capability at all, O Śaṅkara—everything functions only by Your grace.
Satī (speaking to Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that all spiritual capacity (śakti)—even in exalted beings—arises through Śiva’s anugraha (grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, liberation and true empowerment occur when the Pati (Śiva) bestows grace that loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (individual soul).
Worship of the Liṅga/Saguṇa Śiva is a direct means of seeking anugraha. The verse supports the devotional view that ritual and meditation bear fruit because Śiva, approached in an accessible form, awakens Śakti within the devotee and makes practice effective.
A practical takeaway is grace-oriented sādhana: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with humility, paired with simple Liṅga-pūjā (water/abhisheka). The emphasis is surrender—recognizing that success in mantra and worship depends on Śiva’s anugraha.