Shloka 34
आदौ यदेषा शिवनाम नारी प्रमादतो वाप्यसती जगाद । तेनेह भूयः सुकृतेन विप्रा महाबलस्थानमवाप दिव्यम्
ādau yadeṣā śivanāma nārī pramādato vāpyasatī jagāda | teneha bhūyaḥ sukṛtena viprā mahābalasthānamavāpa divyam
Wahai brāhmaṇa, kerana wanita ini—meskipun tidak berakhlak mulia—pada mulanya telah menyebut Nama suci Śiva, walau hanya kerana kelalaian; maka dengan jasa kebajikan itu, di dunia ini juga dia mencapai kediaman ilahi yang bernama Mahābala.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse is a doctrinal statement on nāma-mahātmyam: even inadvertent utterance of ‘Śiva’ becomes sukṛti leading to a divine station (Mahābala).
Significance: Establishes the salvific potency of Śiva-nāma and the accessibility of grace even to the morally fallen; encourages nāma-smaraṇa as a universal upāya.
Mantra: śiva-nāma (the Name ‘Śiva’ is explicitly referenced)
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches the extraordinary purifying power of Śiva-nāma: even an accidental utterance can generate sukṛti (merit) that turns the soul toward Śiva’s grace and upliftment.
In the Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s Jyotirliṅga context, it highlights that Saguna devotion—beginning with the Name of Śiva—connects the devotee to sacred kṣetras and to Śiva’s saving presence, even before formal ritual perfection.
Śiva-nāma-japa (repetition of the Name, such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a daily practice, especially when visiting Jyotirliṅga-kṣetras like Mahābala, is the key takeaway.