Shloka 10
सुप्रसाद्य गिरीशं तं तदाज्ञप्ताः सुरासुराः । बलादुत्पाटयामासुर्नेतुकामाः पयोऽर्णवम्
suprasādya girīśaṃ taṃ tadājñaptāḥ surāsurāḥ | balādutpāṭayāmāsurnetukāmāḥ payo'rṇavam
Having fully propitiated Girīśa (Lord Śiva), and acting under His command, the devas and asuras forcefully uprooted the mountain, desiring to carry it to the Ocean of Milk.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya in the Śiva Purāṇa frame)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Śiva is propitiated as Girīśa and issues command enabling the cosmic task; the verse is not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga site.
Significance: General Śaiva teaching: success in great undertakings follows Śiva-prasāda (grace) obtained through propitiation; this models the Siddhāntic primacy of anugraha over mere effort.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Turning point: after winning Śiva’s prasāda, devas/asuras uproot Mandara to transport it to the Ocean of Milk—divine sanction empowers cosmic action.
FAQs
The verse highlights that even cosmic enterprises succeed only after Śiva’s prasāda (grace). In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, effort (puruṣakāra) is fruitful when aligned with Pati (Śiva) and undertaken with humility and divine sanction.
Girīśa is invoked as the accessible Saguna Lord who responds to devotion and grants ājñā (authoritative permission). Linga-worship similarly centers on seeking Śiva’s anugraha before action—placing one’s will under His lordship.
The takeaway is to begin major undertakings with Śiva-prasādana—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves, and wearing vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) with a prayer for right intention and Śiva’s command within.