Shloka 78
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
इति वः कथितमशेषं नाहं शक्तः समासतो व्यासात् । वक्तुं शंभोश्च गुणाञ्शेषस्यापि न मुखानि स्युः
iti vaḥ kathitamaśeṣaṃ nāhaṃ śaktaḥ samāsato vyāsāt | vaktuṃ śaṃbhośca guṇāñśeṣasyāpi na mukhāni syuḥ
ಈ ರೀತಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಹೇಳಬಹುದಾದ ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿದೆನು; ಆದರೂ ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪವಾಗಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾಗಲಿ ಶಂಭುವಿನ ಗುಣಮಹಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ವರ್ಣಿಸಲು ನಾನು ಶಕ್ತನಲ್ಲ. ಸಹಸ್ರಮುಖ ಶೇಷನಿಗೂ ಅವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಹೇಳಲು ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮುಖಗಳು ಇರಲಾರವು.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages in the Shiva Purana style of discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches humility and devotional reverence: Shiva’s greatness is infinite, so scripture and speech can only point toward Him. The devotee should respond with bhakti, surrender, and steady contemplation of Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate liberator.
By admitting that Shiva’s guṇas cannot be exhaustively spoken, the text supports Saguna worship (Linga, forms, names, stotras) as practical gateways for finite beings. The Linga becomes a focused symbol through which the limitless Lord is adored and realized.
The takeaway is stuti and japa with humility—especially Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditative remembrance of Śambhu’s compassion—accepting that practice is more vital than attempting to intellectually exhaust His infinity.