Shloka 32
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
पितापि ते न पापीयाञ्छ्रुतिस्मृतिपथानुगः । तदंघ्रिलीनमनसो मम साक्षी महेश्वरः
pitāpi te na pāpīyāñchrutismṛtipathānugaḥ | tadaṃghrilīnamanaso mama sākṣī maheśvaraḥ
Even your father is not sinful, for he follows the path laid down in the Śruti and Smṛti. As for me—my mind is absorbed at His feet; Mahādeva (Maheśvara) Himself is my witness.
A devotee/speaker in the Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa narrative addressing another person (dialogue context within Sūta’s narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: tadaṃghrilīnamanaso mama sākṣī maheśvaraḥ
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It affirms two Shaiva essentials: dharma grounded in Śruti–Smṛti is not condemned, and the highest validation of purity is inner absorption in Śiva—who, as Maheśvara, stands as the direct witness of the devotee’s intent.
Being “absorbed at His feet” points to saguna-upāsanā—steady devotion through forms such as the Śiva-liṅga—until the mind becomes one-pointed; then Śiva is realized as the ever-present sākṣī beyond external judgment.
Practice mindful Śiva-bhakti: daily liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation on Śiva’s feet, cultivating inner sincerity knowing Maheśvara is the witness.