Shloka 67
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
तैजसी शाम्भवी मूर्त्तिः प्रत्यक्षा दहनात्मिका । कर्त्री हर्त्री पालयित्री विनैतां किं विलोक्यते
taijasī śāmbhavī mūrttiḥ pratyakṣā dahanātmikā | kartrī hartrī pālayitrī vinaitāṃ kiṃ vilokyate
The radiant Śāmbhavī form is directly manifest, fiery in essence. She is the doer, the withdrawer, and the sustainer—without beholding Her, what can truly be perceived at all?
Suta Goswami (narrating the Śatarudra teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Affirms Śāmbhavī Śakti as pratyakṣa (directly manifest) and as the operative power behind creation–maintenance–withdrawal; encourages Śiva-Śakti upāsanā for clarity of perception and devotion.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that the directly manifest, transformative Śakti of Shiva (Śāmbhavī) is the power behind creation, sustenance, and dissolution; without recognizing Her, worldly “seeing” remains spiritually incomplete.
In Śaiva Siddhānta-oriented reading, Linga worship is worship of Pati (Shiva) together with His inseparable Śakti; the verse emphasizes that Shiva’s manifest grace and power are experienced through the Śāmbhavī form, making worship experiential (pratyakṣa), not merely conceptual.
Contemplate the fiery, luminous presence of Shiva-Śakti while japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and reinforce devotion with Śaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of dissolution and inner purification.