Shloka 5
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
षोडशे मासि सुवरान् प्राप्स्यसि त्वं महेश्वरात् । सपत्नीकात्कथं नो दास्यते देवो वरान्हरे
ṣoḍaśe māsi suvarān prāpsyasi tvaṃ maheśvarāt | sapatnīkātkathaṃ no dāsyate devo varānhare
ಹದಿನಾರನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನಿಂದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವರಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವೆ. ಹೇ ಹರೇ, ಪತ್ನಿಯೊಡನೆ ಭಕ್ತನಾದವನಿಗೆ ದೇವರು ವರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಕೊಡದೆ ಇರಬಲ್ಲನು?
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Umāsaṃhitā dialogue; the verse is spoken as part of the ongoing narration addressing Hari/Viṣṇu in context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) whose grace ripens in due time and whose boons come through sincere bhakti; even worldly milestones are portrayed as governed by divine compassion rather than mere effort.
By praising Maheśvara as the giver of boons, it supports Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion (often through Liṅga worship), granting both worldly welfare and the inner capacity for liberation.
The takeaway is steady devotional observance over time—regular Liṅga-pūjā with pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally practiced with household dharma (devotion shared with one’s spouse/consort).