Shloka 52
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
सनत्कुमार उवाच । एवं कृष्णस्समाराध्य शंकरं लोकशंकरम् । कृतार्थोऽभून्मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वाजेयोऽभवत्तथा
sanatkumāra uvāca | evaṃ kṛṣṇassamārādhya śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram | kṛtārtho'bhūnmuniśreṣṭha sarvājeyo'bhavattathā
ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ಮುನಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ, ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣನು ಲೋಕಶಂಕರನಾದ ಶಂಕರನನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಆರಾಧಿಸಿ ಕೃತಾರ್ಥನಾದನು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಂದಲೂ ಅಜೇಯನಾದನು।
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that sincere worship of Śaṅkara, the Pati (Lord) who bestows auspiciousness to all worlds, leads to kṛtārthatā—inner fulfillment and the completion of one’s rightful aim—along with divine protection and strength.
Śaṅkara is praised here as the accessible, gracious Lord (Saguna) who responds to devotion; such worship is commonly performed through the Śiva-liṅga as a concrete focus for reverence, surrender, and receiving anugraha (grace).
The takeaway is steady upāsanā (devotional worship): daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) offered with humility, seeking fulfillment through Śiva’s grace rather than mere worldly victory.