Shloka 12
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
उपमन्युरुवाच । शृणु कृष्ण महाशैव महिमानं महेशितुः । यमद्राक्षमहं शंभोर्भक्तिवर्द्धनमुत्तमम्
upamanyuruvāca | śṛṇu kṛṣṇa mahāśaiva mahimānaṃ maheśituḥ | yamadrākṣamahaṃ śaṃbhorbhaktivarddhanamuttamam
Upamanyu dijo: «Escucha, oh Kṛṣṇa, gran devoto de Śiva, la gloria de Maheśa, el Señor Supremo. Relataré lo que yo mismo presencié: un episodio excelso que acrecienta la devoción a Śambhu».
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse frames śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a direct means to strengthen bhakti toward Pati (Śiva), preparing the mind for grace and liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta understanding.
By praising Maheśa’s “mahima” and presenting a devotion-increasing narrative, it supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through accessible names and forms (Śambhu/Maheśa), which commonly culminates in Linga-centered worship in the Purāṇic tradition.
The implied practice is śravaṇa and kīrtana—listening to and reciting Shiva’s glories as a daily devotion that steadily deepens faith and steadies the mind for mantra-japa and pūjā.