Shloka 57
गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा
Permission for Girijā’s Austerities
सर्वकामान्परित्यज्य यदि चाहं वृषध्वजे । अनुरक्ता तदा सोत्र संप्रसीदतु शंकरः
sarvakāmānparityajya yadi cāhaṃ vṛṣadhvaje | anuraktā tadā sotra saṃprasīdatu śaṃkaraḥ
Wahai Śiva, Tuhan bertanda panji lembu! Jika aku telah meninggalkan segala keinginan duniawi dan benar-benar berbakti kepada-Mu, maka semoga Śaṅkara, Yang sentiasa membawa keberkatan, berkenan mengurniai rahmat kepadaku di sini dan saat ini.
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva path of grace (prasāda): when the seeker renounces self-centered desires and becomes single-heartedly devoted, Śiva (Pati) is pleased and bestows spiritual fulfillment that culminates in liberation.
Calling Śiva as Vṛṣadhvaja and Śaṅkara emphasizes Saguna devotion—approaching the compassionate Lord through loving surrender. In Linga-worship, the same inner attitude (desirelessness and bhakti) is taught as the essence that makes pūjā spiritually effective.
The takeaway is a vow of renunciation and focused bhakti: worship Śiva with a one-pointed mind—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—offering desires into Śiva and seeking only his grace.