Shloka 36
नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा
The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women
भिक्षुवर्य्य उवाच । शृणु प्रीत्या विप्रपत्नि बालस्यास्य पुरेहितम् । सर्वमन्यस्य सुप्रीत्या वक्ष्यते तत्त्वतोऽनघे
bhikṣuvaryya uvāca | śṛṇu prītyā viprapatni bālasyāsya purehitam | sarvamanyasya suprītyā vakṣyate tattvato'naghe
ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ഭിക്ഷു പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ വിപ്രപത്നീ, സ്നേഹത്തോടെ ഈ ബാലന്റെ പൂർവ്വവൃത്താന്തം കേൾക്കുക. ഹേ അനഘേ, സദ്ഭാവത്തോടെ ഞാൻ എല്ലാം തത്ത്വതഃ സത്യമായി പറയും।
Bhikṣuvarya (the foremost mendicant)
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes śravaṇa (devotional listening) done with prīti (loving faith) and receiving teaching “tattvataḥ” (as truth), a key Shaiva approach where right understanding supports devotion and liberation.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse sets the devotional frame: sacred Shaiva narratives are to be heard with reverence and truthfulness, which traditionally leads the listener toward Saguna Shiva worship and deeper grasp of Shiva-tattva.
The implied practice is śravaṇa—listening attentively to Shaiva kathā with devotion; it can be paired with mental remembrance of Shiva and silent japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while hearing.