Shloka 36
यक्षेश्वरावतारः (Yakṣeśvara-Avatāra) and the Nīlakaṇṭha Paradigm in the Churning of the Ocean
इदानीं ज्ञानमायातन्तवैव कृपया प्रभो । कर्ता हर्ता च भर्ता च त्वमेवान्यो न शंकर
idānīṃ jñānamāyātantavaiva kṛpayā prabho | kartā hartā ca bhartā ca tvamevānyo na śaṃkara
Now true understanding has arisen—only by Your grace, O Lord. You alone are the doer, the withdrawer, and the sustainer; there is none other but You, O Śaṅkara.
A devotee/praiser addressing Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara), as narrated within the Śatarudrasaṃhitā framework
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: इदानीं ज्ञानमायातन्तवैव कृपया प्रभो । कर्ता हर्ता च भर्ता च त्वमेवान्यो न शंकर
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares that liberating knowledge dawns through Shiva’s grace and culminates in exclusive surrender: recognizing Śaṅkara as the sole supreme Lord who performs creation, sustenance, and withdrawal.
By affirming “none other but You,” it supports one-pointed Saguna devotion—worshiping Shiva (often through the Linga) as the single, all-governing reality behind cosmic functions.
A practical takeaway is grace-centered japa and surrender—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) recitation with steady contemplation of Shiva as kartā-hartā-bhartā.