Shloka 42
उपमन्यूपदेशः
Upamanyu’s Instruction
बलिपुत्रो महाशैवश्शिवानुग्रहतो वशी । बाणो बभूव ब्रह्माण्डनायकस्सकलेश्वरः
baliputro mahāśaivaśśivānugrahato vaśī | bāṇo babhūva brahmāṇḍanāyakassakaleśvaraḥ
បាណៈ កូនប្រុសបលិ ជាមហាសៃវៈ អ្នកស្រឡាញ់ព្រះសិវៈយ៉ាងខ្លាំង បានក្លាយជាអ្នកមានអំណាចដោយព្រះគុណព្រះសិវៈ; ហើយបានក្លាយជាអធិបតីនៃពិភពសកល ជាព្រះអម្ចាស់លើសព្វអ្វីទាំងអស់។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive spiritual power: even a worldly ruler gains strength and status through devotion, showing that all capacities ultimately arise from Pati (Śiva) rather than from ego or mere birth.
Bāṇa’s greatness is explicitly rooted in Śiva’s favor, pointing to Saguna Śiva as the accessible bestower of grace; Linga-worship and bhakti are presented as direct means to receive Śiva’s anugraha that elevates and protects the devotee.
The takeaway is grace-centered bhakti: daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Linga-pūjā, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva marks of surrender and remembrance of Śiva.