Shloka 30
नारायणस्य विप्रर्षेस्तेजसाप्यायितस्तु सः । बभूव सुमहातेजा भूयो बलसमन्वितः
nārāyaṇasya viprarṣestejasāpyāyitastu saḥ | babhūva sumahātejā bhūyo balasamanvitaḥ
O brahmin-sage, nourished and strengthened by the sacred tejas of Nārāyaṇa, he became exceedingly radiant, endowed once again with even greater power.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The king’s empowerment is attributed to Nārāyaṇa’s tejas—showing Purāṇic inter-deity cooperation before the climactic Śaiva resolution of the episode.
Significance: Teaches that worldly strength is contingent and derivative; true efficacy arises when divine energies ‘nourish’ the agent—preparing the ground for Śiva’s higher anugraha.
FAQs
It highlights how divine grace (tejas) can restore and elevate a being’s inner strength and clarity, indicating that spiritual power is ultimately received through higher divine support, not merely personal effort.
Though Nārāyaṇa is named here, the Uma Saṃhitā’s broader Shaiva frame treats such radiance as a manifestation of the one Supreme Reality; in Saguna worship (including Linga-upāsanā), devotees seek the same empowering grace that purifies and strengthens the soul.
The takeaway is to cultivate receptivity to divine grace through japa and dhyāna—especially steady repetition of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship—so inner tejas and bala naturally increase.