Shloka 75
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
गृहमागत्य मातुस्स श्रुत्वा शापं सुदारुणम् । आराध्य शंकरं देवं पूजां कृत्वा तु शांभवीम्
gṛhamāgatya mātussa śrutvā śāpaṃ sudāruṇam | ārādhya śaṃkaraṃ devaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā tu śāṃbhavīm
Having returned home, he heard from his mother of that exceedingly dreadful curse. Thereupon, he propitiated Lord Śaṅkara, the Divine, and performed the Śāmbhavī worship—devoted adoration offered in reverence to Shiva’s auspicious power.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Establishes the purāṇic paradigm that Śiva-ārādhana and Śāmbhavī-pūjā function as prāyaścitta and as a direct means to receive anugraha that loosens karmic pāśa.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It shows that even severe karmic suffering symbolized by a “dreadful curse” is met not by despair but by taking refuge in Pati—Lord Shiva—through sincere worship, which transforms bondage into a path toward grace and inner purification.
The verse emphasizes approaching Shiva as Śaṅkara—the compassionate, auspicious Lord accessible through concrete acts of devotion (pūjā). This aligns with Saguna Shiva worship commonly expressed through Linga-pūjā, where the devotee seeks Shiva’s anugraha (grace) to remove obstacles and bondage.
It points to Shiva-ārādhana and pūjā (devotional propitiation). Practically, this can be taken as regular Shiva pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional Shaiva observances such as bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.