Shloka 16
शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat
Gaṅgā-Region
अबहिर्भोगकाराय जनवत्सलते नमः । त्रिगुणाधीश मायेश ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने
abahirbhogakārāya janavatsalate namaḥ | triguṇādhīśa māyeśa brahmaṇe paramātmane
ബാഹ്യആസക്തിയിൽ കുടുക്കാതെ ഭോഗം നല്കുന്ന, ജനവത്സലനായ പ്രഭുവിന് നമഃ। ത്രിഗുണാധീശാ, മായേശാ, പരബ്രഹ്മ പരമാത്മാവിന് നമസ്കാരം।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the hymn of praise within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Identifying Śiva as Triguṇādhīśa and Māyeśa clarifies Pati–Paśu–Pāśa: bondage (māyā/guṇas) is ruled by Śiva; devotion matures into freedom from entanglement.
Mantra: अबहिर्भोगकाराय जनवत्सलते नमः । त्रिगुणाधीश मायेश ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It praises Shiva as both immanent and transcendent—compassionate to beings, yet the Supreme Self who governs the guṇas and Māyā—teaching that liberation comes by turning to Pati (Shiva) rather than being bound by worldly experience.
Though Shiva is hailed as Brahman and Paramātman (nirguṇa in essence), devotees approach Him through saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga, offering reverence to the same Supreme Lord who controls Māyā and grants grace.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa and stuti—repeating Shiva’s names (including pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the intent of enjoying life without bondage, surrendering the guṇas and Māyā to Shiva’s lordship.