Shloka 25
कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes
कामं सम्भाष्य देवाश्च ददुस्तस्मै शुभाशिषम् । विष्ण्वादयः प्रसन्नास्ते प्रोचुः स्मृत्वा शिवं हृदि
kāmaṃ sambhāṣya devāśca dadustasmai śubhāśiṣam | viṣṇvādayaḥ prasannāste procuḥ smṛtvā śivaṃ hṛdi
Sesudah berbicara dengan Kāma, para dewa mengurniakan kepadanya restu yang mulia. Viṣṇu dan yang lain berasa gembira; sambil mengingati Śiva di dalam hati, mereka pun berkata kepadanya.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights hṛdi-smaraṇa—remembering Śiva within the heart—as the inner foundation for right action and right speech. Even the Devas first turn inward to Śiva, indicating that auspicious outcomes arise when conduct is aligned with Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
While Liṅga worship is an outer support, this verse emphasizes the complementary inner worship: recollection and contemplation of Śiva in the heart. In Shaiva practice, Saguna devotion (form, mantra, pūjā) ripens into inward steadiness where Śiva is remembered before all deeds.
A simple takeaway is to begin speech and undertakings with Śiva-smaraṇa: mentally repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and hold Śiva in the heart for a few breaths, then proceed—making one’s words and intentions auspicious.