Shloka 32
उपमन्यूपदेशः
Upamanyu’s Instruction
विमर्षणश्च नृपतिश्शिवभक्तिं विधाय वै । गतिं लेभे परां कृष्ण शिवानुग्रहतः पुरा
vimarṣaṇaśca nṛpatiśśivabhaktiṃ vidhāya vai | gatiṃ lebhe parāṃ kṛṣṇa śivānugrahataḥ purā
O Kṛṣṇa, that king Vimarṣaṇa, having duly established devotion to Śiva, attained the supreme state in ancient times—through Śiva’s grace.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: No jyotirliṅga-sthala is specified; the verse functions as a precedent: a king attains ‘parā gati’ specifically ‘śivānugrahataḥ’ (by Śiva’s grace).
Significance: Highlights anugraha as decisive: bhakti is ‘established’ (vidhāya) and culminates in the supreme goal through Śiva’s initiative—central to Siddhānta soteriology.
FAQs
It teaches that the highest spiritual attainment (parā gati) is reached not merely by effort, but by establishing sincere Śiva-bhakti that becomes fruitful through Śiva’s anugraha (grace), aligning with the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati as the giver of liberation.
Śiva-bhakti is typically cultivated through Saguna upāsanā—such as Linga worship with mantra and offerings—by which the devotee becomes fit to receive Śiva’s grace that leads to the supreme goal.
The practical takeaway is to adopt steady Śiva-bhakti through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Linga pūjā, performed with humility as a means to receive Śiva’s grace.