Shloka 52
Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)
शत्रूणां संकटं यच्च तद्गतन्दर्शनात्तव । ऐहिकीं च परां सिद्धिम्प्राप्नुयां वै तथा कुरु
śatrūṇāṃ saṃkaṭaṃ yacca tadgatandarśanāttava | aihikīṃ ca parāṃ siddhimprāpnuyāṃ vai tathā kuru
By merely beholding You, may whatever distress has befallen my enemies be removed; and may I indeed attain both worldly success and the supreme spiritual attainment. Please make it so.
A devotee/prayerful petitioner addressing Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Darśana of Śiva is sought as both āihika (worldly welfare) and pāramārthika (mokṣa-oriented siddhi), reflecting the Purāṇic promise of grace through devotion.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It presents Shiva-darśana (the grace-filled vision of Lord Shiva) as transformative: it removes fear and adversity and also becomes a doorway to para-siddhi—supreme attainment aligned with liberation under Shiva’s lordship as Pati.
The verse emphasizes darśana—encountering Shiva in an accessible form. In Shiva Purana practice this is commonly through Saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga, where seeing and reverently approaching the liṅga is treated as receiving Shiva’s direct grace.
Seek Shiva’s darśana through daily liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), accompanied by simple offerings (water, bilva leaves) and remembrance that both aihika well-being and para-siddhi arise from Shiva’s grace.