Shloka 15
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
अधमं चणमात्रं स्यात्प्रक्रियैषा परोच्यते । शृणु पार्वति सुप्रीत्या भक्तानां हितकाम्यया
adhamaṃ caṇamātraṃ syātprakriyaiṣā parocyate | śṛṇu pārvati suprītyā bhaktānāṃ hitakāmyayā
या प्रक्रियेचा अत्यल्प अंशही—जरी तो फक्त एका चण्याएवढा असला—परम फलदायी असे सांगितले आहे. हे पार्वती! प्रसन्नतेने ऐक; भक्तांच्या हितासाठी मी हे सांगत आहे।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General teaching: even minimal adherence to Śiva’s prescribed worship-method yields benefit due to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) rather than the magnitude of the offering.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms that even a very small, sincere observance of Shiva’s prescribed worship becomes spiritually potent; in Shaiva Siddhanta this highlights Shiva’s grace (anugraha) responding to bhakti rather than mere quantity of ritual.
By praising the ‘procedure’ as supremely effective even in a minimal form, it supports accessible Saguna worship—such as Linga-puja—where a devotee’s reverent intention and right method invite Shiva’s grace.
The takeaway is to perform at least a minimal, correct act of Shiva worship—such as offering water with remembrance of Shiva and japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—with joyful devotion for lasting benefit.