Shloka 86
Puruṣottama-māhātmya
The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra
अतश्चैवं न शक्नोमि व्यापारमरिसूदन । प्रसीदं त्वं महादेव संहर प्रतिमां विभो ॥ ८६ ॥
ataścaivaṃ na śaknomi vyāpāramarisūdana | prasīdaṃ tvaṃ mahādeva saṃhara pratimāṃ vibho || 86 ||
ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಹೇ ಅರಿಸೂದನ, ನಾನು ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಲಾರೆ. ಹೇ ಮಹಾದೇವ, ಹೇ ವಿಭೋ, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾಗಿ ಈ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾರೂಪವನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸು.
A devotee/petitioner within the narrative (addressing the deity directly)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights humility in worship: when one cannot properly sustain a sacred undertaking, one should seek divine grace and request the deity to withdraw the manifested form rather than continue with negligence.
Bhakti here is expressed as honest surrender—admitting incapacity, praying for compassion (prasāda), and trusting the Lord to resolve the situation without ego or ritual pride.
It indirectly reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): proper handling of a pratimā and the responsibility of maintaining worship correctly; if not possible, one seeks a sanctioned conclusion rather than improper continuation.