Shloka 38
आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship
पूज्यं पुनस्समभ्यर्च्य सार्थं नामाष्टकं जपेत् । तदेव शृणु देवेशि संब्रुवे तव भक्तितः
pūjyaṃ punassamabhyarcya sārthaṃ nāmāṣṭakaṃ japet | tadeva śṛṇu deveśi saṃbruve tava bhaktitaḥ
Habiendo adorado una vez más al Señor digno de culto con la debida reverencia, debe recitar el significativo Nāmāṣṭaka, el conjunto de ocho Nombres. Escucha ese mismo himno, oh Diosa, Reina de los Devas: lo declararé por devoción a ti.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Establishes a liturgical transmission: Śiva teaches Devī the nāmāṣṭaka for japa—an archetype for guru-to-śiṣya bestowal of name-mantra leading to grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva path of devotion: after pūjā, one should perform nāma-japa—repeating Shiva’s sacred names with understanding—so the mind becomes steady in Pati (Śiva) and turns away from pāśa (bondage).
The verse places mantra and name-recitation immediately after worship, indicating that Saguna upāsanā (pūjā to the worship-worthy Lord, often as the Liṅga) is completed and deepened by japa, where the devotee internalizes the deity’s presence through sound and meaning.
Repeat a meaningful Nāmāṣṭaka after performing worship—i.e., complete the external rite with internal recollection (japa). This is a direct instruction for mantra-based devotion and contemplative remembrance.