Shloka 45
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
स च तं प्राह कोऽन्यस्स्याच्छर्वाद्देवाज्जनार्द्दन । महादानपतिर्लोके क्रोधे वाऽतीव दुस्सहः
sa ca taṃ prāha ko'nyassyāccharvāddevājjanārddana | mahādānapatirloke krodhe vā'tīva dussahaḥ
आणि तो त्याला म्हणाला— “हे जनार्दन! देव शर्व यांच्यावाचून दुसरा कोण असू शकेल? या लोकी ते महादानांचे अधिपती आहेत, आणि क्रोधात अत्यंत दुर्सह आहेत.”
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue; the direct speaker in the verse is an unnamed interlocutor addressing Vishnu as Janarddana)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse proclaims Śiva (Śarva) as the supreme Pati—bestower of grace and boons—whose power is irresistible; it encourages surrender to Shiva’s lordship as the source of protection and liberation.
By praising Shiva as the visible, approachable Lord who grants boons, the verse supports Saguna worship—devotion to Shiva’s manifest presence (including the Linga) as the channel of divine grace and spiritual uplift.
The practical takeaway is reverent propitiation of Shiva—especially japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namah Shivaya”) with a humble, non-offensive attitude—since Shiva is both the swift giver of grace and formidable when disrespected.