Shloka 71
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
अतस्त्वं पुत्रलाभाय समाराधय शंकरम् । शीघ्रं प्रसन्नो भविता शिवस्ते भक्तवत्सलः
atastvaṃ putralābhāya samārādhaya śaṃkaram | śīghraṃ prasanno bhavitā śivaste bhaktavatsalaḥ
«ដូច្នេះ ដើម្បីទទួលបានកូនប្រុស ចូរអ្នកបូជាសម្រស់សង្ឃរៈ (Śaṅkara) ដោយសេចក្តីភក្តីពេញលេញ។ ព្រះសិវៈ—អ្នកស្រឡាញ់អ្នកបម្រើរបស់ព្រះអង្គ—នឹងពេញព្រះហឫទ័យចំពោះអ្នកយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស»។
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages, conveying the instruction within the story)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: General Śiva-bhakti teaching: propitiation of Śaṅkara for putra-lābha is framed as receiving Śiva’s anugraha through devotion.
Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It emphasizes Shiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord who responds swiftly to sincere devotion; worldly boons (like progeny) are portrayed as arising from His grace, while devotion itself purifies the soul toward liberation.
The instruction to “worship Shankara” aligns with Saguna Shiva-upasana, commonly expressed in the Purana through Linga worship, where the devotee approaches Shiva with form and attributes to receive tangible grace.
Undertake regular Shiva-aradhana—Linga abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by traditional Shaiva marks like Tripundra (bhasma) and, if undertaken, Rudraksha for steady devotion.