Shloka 37
कृत्वा ध्यानं च तच्छम्भोः स्तोत्रमेतन्निरन्तरम् । पपाठाध्यापयामास भक्तेभ्यस्तदुपादिशत्
kṛtvā dhyānaṃ ca tacchambhoḥ stotrametannirantaram | papāṭhādhyāpayāmāsa bhaktebhyastadupādiśat
Setelah bermeditasi kepada Śambhu yang mulia itu, ia melantunkan kidung pujian ini tanpa henti; ia juga mengajarkannya kepada orang lain dan menasihati para bhakta dengannya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: The verse describes a practice-sequence (dhyāna → continuous stotra-pāṭha → teaching/instruction). It is not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga legend.
Significance: Positions ‘dhyāna + nāma-stotra’ as a complete sādhana accessible to householders and renunciants; teaching others multiplies merit and strengthens saṅgha-bhakti.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents a Shaiva sādhanā sequence—dhyāna (inner contemplation of Śiva) followed by uninterrupted stotra-japa and then sharing the practice—showing that devotion matures into guidance and upliftment of other devotees.
Meditation on Śambhu and steady hymn-recitation are core modes of Saguna Śiva worship; in Jyotirliṅga-oriented Kotirudra narratives, such practices support focused devotion to Śiva’s manifest presence while leading the mind toward His transcendent reality.
Begin with dhyāna on Lord Śiva, then recite the stotra continuously (as a form of japa), and preserve the tradition by learning, teaching, and instructing fellow devotees—ideally alongside standard Shaiva observances like mantra remembrance (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and pūjā.