Shloka 41
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
सनत्कुमार उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवी तं चाह विस्मिता । एवमस्त्विति भद्रं ते शाश्वती सर्वकामदा
sanatkumāra uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā devī taṃ cāha vismitā | evamastviti bhadraṃ te śāśvatī sarvakāmadā
सनत्कुमार म्हणाले: त्याचे वचन ऐकून देवी विस्मित होऊन त्याला म्हणाली—“एवमस्तु। तुझे कल्याण होवो; हे वरदान शाश्वत राहो आणि सर्व कामना पूर्ण करणारे होवो।”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: evam astu iti bhadraṃ te śāśvatī sarvakāmadā
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Devī’s anugraha (grace): when a devotee’s words or request is heard, the Divine Mother confirms it as “so be it,” indicating that auspicious divine sanction can make a spiritual resolve enduring and fruitful.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse reflects Saguna devotion within the Śiva-Devī framework: boons and spiritual fulfillment arise through personal divine relationship, which in Shaiva practice often culminates in Liṅga-worship as the stable focus of grace.
A practical takeaway is sankalpa with devotion—make a clear vow/prayer and offer it to Śiva-Śakti; support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady pūjā, seeking lasting (śāśvatī) auspiciousness rather than fleeting gains.