Shloka 30
भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा
Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion
अहं विष्णुश्च सुप्रीतावपि स्वंस्वं परं मुदा । गायन्तौ सुयशश्शंभोः सर्वमंगलदं सदा
ahaṃ viṣṇuśca suprītāvapi svaṃsvaṃ paraṃ mudā | gāyantau suyaśaśśaṃbhoḥ sarvamaṃgaladaṃ sadā
Even though Viṣṇu and I are each delighted in our own supreme status, we continually sing, with joy, the noble fame of Śambhu—whose glory is ever the giver of all auspiciousness.
Brahmā (speaking within the Satīkhaṇḍa narration, affirming Śiva’s supreme auspiciousness)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ishana
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a theological testimony (Brahmā speaking) that even Brahmā and Viṣṇu continuously sing Śambhu’s fame as sarva-maṅgala-da—supporting Śiva’s position as supreme auspicious Lord.
Significance: General: kīrtana of Śambhu’s yaśas is portrayed as a perpetual practice even for the highest devas; devotees emulate this for sarva-maṅgala (all-auspiciousness).
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that even exalted deities like Brahmā and Viṣṇu attain auspiciousness by praising Śiva; Śambhu’s remembrance and glorification is presented as intrinsically maṅgala (auspicious) and spiritually elevating.
By emphasizing ‘singing the glory of Śambhu,’ it supports Saguna devotion—stuti and kīrtana directed to Śiva (often approached through the Śiva-liṅga) as a tangible focus for reverence that grants auspiciousness.
Regular nāma-japa and kīrtana of Śiva—such as chanting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a daily practice of joyful remembrance and praise.