Shloka 56
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
अजरश्चामरश्चैव भव त्वं दुःखवर्जित । यशस्वी वरतेजस्वी दित्त्वज्ञानी महाप्रभुः
ajaraścāmaraścaiva bhava tvaṃ duḥkhavarjita | yaśasvī varatejasvī dittvajñānī mahāprabhuḥ
“Be ageless and deathless, free from sorrow. Be renowned and endowed with excellent splendor; be one who knows the true meaning of giving and of wisdom—O great lord.”
Suta Goswami (narrating the boon/blessing within the Shatarudra discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It expresses Shiva’s grace as liberation-oriented blessings: freedom from duḥkha (bondage-born sorrow) and movement toward the deathless, luminous state aligned with Pati (Shiva) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Such boons are traditionally received through Saguna Shiva devotion—especially Linga worship—where the devotee is purified of pāśa (bondage) and gains inner tejas (spiritual radiance) and steadiness in dharma.
Steady Shiva-bhakti with Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by simple dāna (charity) and cultivation of jñāna (right understanding), is implied as the practical path to these blessings.