Shloka 116
Vyāsotpatti-kathana
Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa
प्रातरुत्थाय सुस्नातो लिंगमभ्यर्च्य शांकरम् । वर्षं पठन्निदं स्तोत्रं मूर्खोऽपि स्याद्बृहस्पतिः
prātarutthāya susnāto liṃgamabhyarcya śāṃkaram | varṣaṃ paṭhannidaṃ stotraṃ mūrkho'pi syādbṛhaspatiḥ
Bangun pagi, mandi dengan bersih, lalu memuja Liṅga Śaṅkara; bila seseorang melantunkan himne ini selama setahun penuh, bahkan yang tumpul pikirannya pun menjadi bijaksana laksana Bṛhaspati.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that steady, purified, daily devotion to Śiva—expressed through Liṅga worship and disciplined stotra-recitation—refines the intellect and awakens sāttvika understanding, turning ignorance into wisdom by Śiva’s grace.
The Liṅga is the accessible Saguna focus through which the devotee concentrates mind and devotion; worshipping it with purity and repetition (stotra) stabilizes attention and makes the inner faculties fit to receive Śiva’s enlightening power.
A morning sādhana: rise early, bathe (śauca), perform Liṅga-pūjā/archana, and recite the specified stotra daily for a year as a vrata-like discipline; it can be supported by mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) though not explicitly stated in this line.