Shloka 26
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
नमस्तुभ्यं महेशान नमस्तुभ्यं तमोमय । प्रसीद शंभो देवेश भूयोभूयो नमोस्तु ते
namastubhyaṃ maheśāna namastubhyaṃ tamomaya | prasīda śaṃbho deveśa bhūyobhūyo namostu te
നമസ്കാരം അങ്ങേയ്ക്ക്, മഹേശാന; നമസ്കാരം അങ്ങേയ്ക്ക്, തമോമയ. പ്രസാദിക്കണമേ, ശംഭോ, ദേവേശാ—വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം അങ്ങേയ്ക്ക്.
Sati (offering a prayer to Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: नमस्तुभ्यं महेशान नमस्तुभ्यं तमोमय । प्रसीद शंभो देवेश भूयोभूयो नमोस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender) and bhakti: the devotee repeatedly bows to Śiva as the supreme Lord and seeks His prasāda (grace), which in Shaiva Siddhanta is the power that removes āṇava-mala and tamas-like ignorance.
By addressing Śiva as Śambhu and Deveśa and offering repeated namaskāra, the verse reflects Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through name, form, and devotion (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga), while also hinting at His all-pervading nature beyond opposites like light and darkness.
A simple practice is japa of “namaḥ śivāya” (Pañcākṣara) with repeated namaskāra, concluding with a heartfelt request “prasīda”—seeking Śiva’s anugraha before or after liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, or meditation.