Shloka 9
मेना-हिमालयसंवादः
Menā’s Counsel to Himālaya; Response to Slander of Śiva
ऋषयश्चैव ते सर्वे शम्भुना संस्मृता यदा । तदाऽऽजग्मुः स्वयं सद्यः कल्पवृक्षा इवापरे
ṛṣayaścaiva te sarve śambhunā saṃsmṛtā yadā | tadā''jagmuḥ svayaṃ sadyaḥ kalpavṛkṣā ivāpare
ശംഭു ആ എല്ലാ ഋഷിമാരെയും സ്മരിച്ചപ്പോൾ, അവർ സ്വയം ഉടൻ തന്നെ എത്തി—മറ്റൊരു കല്പവൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ പെട്ടെന്ന് പ്രത്യക്ഷമായതുപോലെ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose mere remembrance or will draws the wise to Him instantly, illustrating the speed and certainty of divine grace (anugraha) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Śambhu’s personal, saguna lordship is emphasized: the devotees and sages respond to His call just as worshippers approach the Liṅga—drawn by devotion and Śiva’s presence rather than by external compulsion.
Practice smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct inner invocation aligning the mind with Śiva’s grace and guidance.