Shloka 10
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
ब्रूहि शंकरमाहात्म्यं सदानन्दकरं मुने । यच्छ्रुत्वा भक्तितः कुर्य्यां तप ऐश्वरमुत्तमम्
brūhi śaṃkaramāhātmyaṃ sadānandakaraṃ mune | yacchrutvā bhaktitaḥ kuryyāṃ tapa aiśvaramuttamam
O sage, please tell me the glory of Śaṅkara—the giver of everlasting bliss—hearing which, with devotion, I may undertake the supreme, Lord-centered austerity that leads to divine mastery and liberation.
A devotee-disciple addressing the sage-narrator (within the Uma Samhita dialogue tradition)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: A request for Śaṅkara-māhātmya as a means to inspire aiśvarya-oriented tapas; no specific Jyotirliṅga is invoked.
Significance: Hearing (śravaṇa) of Śiva’s glory is treated as a direct bhakti-sādhana that catalyzes disciplined tapas and culminates in Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to Śiva’s māhātmya awakens bhakti, which then matures into higher tapas—discipline oriented to Pati (Śiva)—leading toward grace and liberation.
By requesting Śaṅkara’s glory to be heard with devotion, the verse points to saguna-upāsanā as a practical doorway—through Shiva-kathā and worship—to inner purification and steadfast spiritual practice.
The implied practice is śravaṇa of Shiva-kathā followed by bhakti-driven tapas—regular vows, mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and disciplined worship aligned with Śiva’s lordship.