Shloka 86
Niṣādasya Bhillasya Itihāsaḥ — Śivarātri-vrata-prabhāvaḥ
The Hunter’s Account and the Efficacy of the Śivarātri Observance
शिव उवाच । इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन प्रसन्नश्शंकरस्तदा । पूजितं च स्वरूपं हि दर्शयामास संमतम्
śiva uvāca | ityukte ca tadā tena prasannaśśaṃkarastadā | pūjitaṃ ca svarūpaṃ hi darśayāmāsa saṃmatam
ശിവൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—അവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ശങ്കരൻ പ്രസന്നനായി. തുടർന്ന് വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ട प्रभു തന്റെ അംഗീകൃതവും കൃപാമയവും ആയ സ്വരൂപം ദർശിപ്പിച്ചു.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when devotion is expressed through sincere words and worship, the Lord becomes pleased and grants direct spiritual confirmation by revealing His presence and form.
The verse implies that proper pūjā leads to darśana—Shiva, though ultimately beyond attributes, compassionately becomes accessible in a worship-worthy (saguṇa) manner, affirming the devotee’s practice.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with humility and steadiness—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent offerings—seeking inner darśana (direct experience) as the fruit of devotion.