Shloka 28
तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः
Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna
बाणानान्तूणकं पृष्ठे धृत्वा वै स जगाम ह । गणश्चैव तथा जातो भिल्लराजोऽभवच्छिवः
bāṇānāntūṇakaṃ pṛṣṭhe dhṛtvā vai sa jagāma ha | gaṇaścaiva tathā jāto bhillarājo'bhavacchivaḥ
ដាក់កន្ត្រកព្រួញលើខ្នងរួច គាត់បានចេញដំណើរ។ ដូច្នោះហើយ កណៈមួយបានកើតឡើង ហើយព្រះសិវៈបានបង្ហាញព្រះអង្គជាស្តេចនៃពួកភិល្លៈ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s freedom to assume saguna forms for protecting dharma and guiding beings; even a tribal kingship becomes a vehicle for grace, showing that liberation is accessible beyond social identity through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—His manifest, story-bound presence—while Shaiva Siddhanta holds that the same Supreme Pati is worshipped as the Linga (icon of transcendent reality) and also encountered through divine incarnatory acts that awaken bhakti.
Contemplate Śiva as the compassionate Lord who takes accessible forms for devotees, and practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility—seeing all stations of life as fit for Śiva-bhakti.