Shloka 40
दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas
मच्चरित्रमिदं श्रुत्वा स्मृत्वा लिंगमिदं हृदि । संग्रामे प्रविशन्मर्त्यो जयमाप्नोत्यसंशयम्
maccaritramidaṃ śrutvā smṛtvā liṃgamidaṃ hṛdi | saṃgrāme praviśanmartyo jayamāpnotyasaṃśayam
Having heard this account of Mine, and holding this very Liṅga in the heart through remembrance, a mortal who enters the battlefield attains victory—without doubt.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Internalized liṅga-smaraṇa (hṛdi smṛtvā) is treated as a portable tīrtha: it grants siddhi in peril (battle), implying Śiva’s protective presence beyond fixed shrines.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that śravaṇa (hearing Shiva’s sacred narrative) and smaraṇa (steady remembrance) establish Shiva’s presence within the devotee; from that inner refuge arises fearlessness and assured success, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal of grace through devotion.
It presents the Liṅga not only as an external object of worship but as an inner focus—‘this Liṅga in the heart’—showing Saguna upāsanā (devotional worship with form) culminating in inward contemplation where Shiva is felt as the indwelling Lord.
Practice listening/reciting Shiva’s līlā (caritra), then meditate by placing the Shiva Liṅga in the heart through japa and dhyāna—especially with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—before undertaking difficult or dangerous duties.