Shloka 29
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
शिवनामतरीं प्राप्य संसाराब्धिं तरंति ये । संसारमूलपापानि तानि नश्यंत्यसंशयम्
śivanāmatarīṃ prāpya saṃsārābdhiṃ taraṃti ye | saṃsāramūlapāpāni tāni naśyaṃtyasaṃśayam
ശിവനാമമെന്ന തോണി ലഭിച്ച് അതിൽ കയറുന്നവർ സംസാരസമുദ്രം കടക്കുന്നു; സംസാരബന്ധത്തിന്റെ മൂലപാപങ്ങൾ സംശയമില്ലാതെ നശിക്കുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: Rāmeśvara is famed for crossing motifs (setu/bridge) and purification; the verse’s ‘ferry of Śiva’s Name’ resonates with the Setu idea—Śiva as the means to cross saṃsāra.
Significance: Crossing saṃsāra through devotion; nāma as setu/boat that carries the soul beyond bondage.
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s Name functions as a liberating means (upāya): sincere nāma-japa carries the devotee beyond saṃsāra and burns the karmic roots that sustain bondage.
In Saguna worship, the Linga is a primary focus for devotion; this verse highlights that even without elaborate rites, devotion expressed as Śiva-nāma (often done before the Linga) purifies and leads toward liberation.
Regular Shiva-nāma japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—done with steadiness and devotion (optionally with rudrākṣa and vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra) is the implied practice.