Shloka 42
Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa
The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine
श्रोतव्यमस्ति चेद्ब्रह्मन्वक्तुमर्हसि साम्प्रतम् । तदिदानीमहं वक्ष्ये लोकानुग्रहहे तवे
śrotavyamasti cedbrahmanvaktumarhasi sāmpratam | tadidānīmahaṃ vakṣye lokānugrahahe tave
Ô brahmane (sage vénérable), si tu estimes que cela mérite d’être entendu et que tu es digne d’en parler à présent, alors je parlerai à l’instant même—pour le bien et l’élévation des mondes, et aussi pour ton bénéfice.
An unnamed narrator/sage addressing Brahma (inferred from the vocative 'brahman' and Kailasha Samhita discourse style)
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It frames sacred teaching as an act of loka-anugraha—compassionate guidance given for the upliftment of all beings—echoing the Shaiva view that true knowledge is shared to loosen pāśa (bondage) and turn the pashu (bound soul) toward Pati (Shiva).
By emphasizing ‘worthy speech’ and ‘worthy hearing,’ it supports the core Shaiva practice of śravaṇa and kathā around Shiva’s saguna manifestations—especially Linga worship—where hearing the purāṇic teaching becomes a devotional gateway to realizing Shiva’s supreme nature.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and pravacana (right teaching) of Shiva-kathā; in lived Shaiva sādhanā this pairs naturally with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before or after listening to scripture.