Shloka 33
तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः
Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna
मुक्तिदश्च स्वयं प्रोक्तो मुक्तिदानान्न संशयः । तन्नामस्मरणात्पुंसां कल्याणं जायते धुवम्
muktidaśca svayaṃ prokto muktidānānna saṃśayaḥ | tannāmasmaraṇātpuṃsāṃ kalyāṇaṃ jāyate dhuvam
ထိုသခင်သည် “မုတ်ရှာပေးသူ” ဟု ကိုယ်တိုင်ကြေညာထားပြီး မုတ်ရှာကိုပေးတော်မူသည်မှာ သံသယမရှိ။ ထိုသခင်၏ နာမတော်ကို သတိရမြဲမြဲ ရှိလျှင် လူတို့အတွက် မင်္ဂလာကောင်းကျိုးသည် မလွဲမသွေ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်။
Suta Goswami (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, consistent with Purāṇic frame)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Sthala Purana: The verse is a general siddhānta-statement: Śiva as Muktida (giver of mokṣa) and nāma-smaraṇa as a direct upāya; it is not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga episode here.
Significance: Establishes nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of Śiva’s name) as a universally accessible means that generates kalyāṇa and culminates in liberation by Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse teaches that mokṣa is fundamentally granted by Śiva (Pati) through his grace, and that steady remembrance of his Name is a direct cause of kalyāṇa—spiritual uplift, purification, and the ripening of liberation.
In Śaiva practice, the Liṅga is the accessible saguna focus for devotion, while nāma-smarana sustains inner worship. Remembering Śiva’s Name aligns the devotee’s mind with Śiva-tattva and supports liṅga-pūjā by turning ritual into grace-centered bhakti.
The practical takeaway is nāma-japa/nāma-smarana—regular repetition and remembrance of Śiva’s Name (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally alongside simple liṅga worship with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.