Shloka 1
शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
मुनय ऊचुः । ताततात महाभाग धन्यस्त्वं हि महामते । अद्भुतेयं कथा शंभोः श्राविता परभक्तिदा
munaya ūcuḥ | tātatāta mahābhāga dhanyastvaṃ hi mahāmate | adbhuteyaṃ kathā śaṃbhoḥ śrāvitā parabhaktidā
ಮುನಿಗಳು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ತಾತ, ಓ ತಾತ, ಮಹಾಭಾಗ! ಓ ಮಹಾಮತೇ, ನೀನು ಧನ್ಯನು. ಶಂಭುವಿನ ಈ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ಶ್ರವಣ ಮಾಡಿಸಿದೆ; ಇದು ಪರಮ ಭಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.
The sages (Munis) addressing the narrator (likely Sūta or the principal storyteller in the Uma Saṃhitā frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It declares that listening to Śiva-kathā (the sacred narrative of Śambhu) is itself a spiritual sādhana that awakens para-bhakti—devotion that turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva) and loosens the bonds of pāśa (bondage).
By praising the power of Śiva’s “kathā,” the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotion to Śiva with attributes and sacred deeds, which naturally matures into steadiness in worship—often expressed in Linga-pūjā and remembrance of Śambhu’s līlā.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Shiva Purana recitation is the implied practice; it can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to deepen the para-bhakti the verse praises.