Shloka 10
शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat
Gaṅgā-Region
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र जगाम हिमभूधरः । शङ्करस्यौषधिप्रस्थं श्रुत्वागमनमादरात्
etasminnantare tatra jagāma himabhūdharaḥ | śaṅkarasyauṣadhiprasthaṃ śrutvāgamanamādarāt
അതിനിടയിൽ ഹിമഭൂധരൻ (ഹിമാലയം) ഉടൻ അവിടെ ചെന്നു. ശങ്കരൻ ഔഷധിപ്രസ്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നുവെന്ന വാർത്ത ആദരത്തോടെ കേട്ട്, അവനെ വരവേൽക്കാൻ വേഗം പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights ādarā (reverent devotion) as the proper inner posture for approaching Śiva; even mighty Himālaya responds promptly when Śaṅkara’s presence is known, indicating how grace is met by sincere readiness.
Śaṅkara’s ‘arrival’ is treated as a tangible, approachable presence—an emphasis on Saguna Śiva, whom devotees honor through attentive reception, just as one welcomes the Linga’s living presence in pūjā.
It suggests cultivating ādarā and immediacy in practice—begin worship as soon as remembrance of Śiva arises, with mental prostration and steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).