Shloka 16
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
श्रीकृष्णः प्रांजलिर्दृष्ट्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । ईदृशं शंकरं प्रीतः प्रणनाम महोत्सवः
śrīkṛṣṇaḥ prāṃjalirdṛṣṭvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ | īdṛśaṃ śaṃkaraṃ prītaḥ praṇanāma mahotsavaḥ
ಇಂತಹ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಶಂಕರನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನು ಪ್ರಾಂಜಲಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿಂತನು; ವಿಸ್ಮಯದಿಂದ ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಅರಳಿದವು. ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿ ಅವನು ಪ್ರಣಾಮ ಮಾಡಿದನು, ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ ನಡೆದಂತಾಯಿತು.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights the transformative power of Śiva-darśana: even a great divine personality responds with humility, devotion, and inner celebration, showing that reverence to Pati (Śiva) is the mark of true spiritual maturity.
The verse emphasizes Saguna worship—responding to the Lord’s manifest, graspable presence (Śaṅkara ‘in such a form’). This same devotional response is foundational in Liṅga-upāsanā, where the devotee approaches Śiva with añjali, awe, and surrender.
Practice añjali (joined palms) and namaskāra before Śiva—especially during darśana of the Liṅga—cultivating bhāva (devotional feeling). Mentally pair it with steady remembrance of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as an inner act of bowing.