Shloka 72
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
सप्तवक्त्रो महेशानि ह्यनंगो नाम नामतः । धारणात्तस्य देवेशिदरिद्रो पीश्वरो भवेत्
saptavaktro maheśāni hyanaṃgo nāma nāmataḥ | dhāraṇāttasya deveśidaridro pīśvaro bhavet
O Maheshani, there is a form and holy Name of Shiva called “Anaṅga,” seven-faced. By holding that divine Name in the mind and meditating upon it, O Goddess of the Devas, even the poor become lordly—endowed with prosperity and mastery.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: anaṅga
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that dhāraṇā (steady inner holding) of Shiva’s divine name/form transforms one’s condition—poverty and limitation give way to īśvaratva (mastery), implying inner empowerment and auspiciousness through Shiva’s grace.
The verse points to Saguna upāsanā: meditating on a specific named form of Shiva (here, the seven-faced “Anaṅga”). Such focused contemplation supports devotion that can also be performed before the Shiva-linga as the visible support (ālambana) for inner dhāraṇā.
Practice nāma-dhāraṇā/nāma-japa: repeatedly contemplate and recite the name “Anaṅga” with one-pointed attention, ideally in a Shiva-puja setting (e.g., before the linga, with purity, devotion, and steady mind).