Shloka 81
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
इति रुद्रा क्षभेदा हि प्रोक्ता वै मुखभेदतः । तत्तन्मंत्राञ्छृणु प्रीत्या क्रमाच्छैल्लेश्वरात्मजे
iti rudrā kṣabhedā hi proktā vai mukhabhedataḥ | tattanmaṃtrāñchṛṇu prītyā kramācchailleśvarātmaje
ഇങ്ങനെ മുഖഭേദപ്രകാരം രുദ്രാക്ഷഭേദങ്ങൾ പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു. ഇനി, ഹേ ശൈലേശ്വരാത്മജേ, ഓരോന്നിന്റെയും മന്ത്രങ്ങൾ ക്രമമായി പ്രീതിയോടെ ശ്രവിക്കൂ.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames mantra as a revealed, orderly path: the many Rudra-aspects are understood through Śiva’s faces, and their mantras are to be received sequentially with devotion—linking form (saguna) to liberation-oriented practice.
By grounding the Rudra-divisions in Śiva’s “faces,” the verse supports saguna contemplation—approaching the one Lord through specific aspects—often expressed in Linga-worship where mantra and form together stabilize devotion and inner focus.
Hearing and reciting the appropriate Rudra-mantras in proper sequence (kramāt) with prīti (devotional intent), as a disciplined japa/śravaṇa practice aligned to Śaiva worship.