Shloka 71
Vyāsotpatti-kathana
Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa
अमृतेशं सतीशं वा पार्वतीश्वरमेव वा । सिद्धेश्वरं मतंगेशं भूतीश्वरमथापि वा
amṛteśaṃ satīśaṃ vā pārvatīśvarameva vā | siddheśvaraṃ mataṃgeśaṃ bhūtīśvaramathāpi vā
ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅವರನ್ನು ಅಮೃತೇಶ, ಅಥವಾ ಸತೀಶ, ಅಥವಾ ಪಾರ್ವತೀಶ್ವರ ಎಂದು ಪೂಜಿಸಲಿ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸಿದ್ಧೇಶ್ವರ, ಮತಂಗೇಶ, ಅಥವಾ ಭೂತೀಶ್ವರ ಎಂದು—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಅದೇ ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರ ಶ್ರೀಶಿವನ ನಾಮಗಳೇ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The verse lists multiple epithets/shrine-names (e.g., Amṛteśa, Satīśa, Pārvatīśvara, Siddheśvara) to assert ekatva: all denote the same Supreme Śiva, though approached through diverse local liṅgas and devotional lineages.
Significance: Affirms that worship offered to any authentic Śiva-liṅga/name reaches the one Pati (Śiva), easing sectarian or place-based doubt for pilgrims.
Mantra: अमृतेशं सतीशं वा पार्वतीश्वरमेव वा । सिद्धेश्वरं मतंगेशं भूतीश्वरमथापि वा
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that the One Supreme Pati (Lord Śiva) is approached through many sacred names and forms; sincere devotion to any authentic Śiva-name leads the seeker toward grace and liberation.
These epithets function like gateways to Saguna worship—whether through a particular linga, shrine, or form—affirming that diverse modes of worship still reach the same Śiva-tattva.
Choose a Śiva-name (nāma) such as Pārvatīśvara or Siddheśvara and practice japa with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, keeping one-pointed devotion.