Shloka 35
भोजन-आह्वान-प्रकरणम् — The Episode of Invitation and the Divine Feast
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्तश्शंकरेणाथ जनावासं जगाम सः । स्वयङ्गन्तुमना आसीत्तत्र शम्भुरपि प्रभुः
brahmovāca | ityuktaśśaṃkareṇātha janāvāsaṃ jagāma saḥ | svayaṅgantumanā āsīttatra śambhurapi prabhuḥ
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਦੇ ਇਹ ਕਹਿਣ ਤੇ ਉਹ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਵੱਲ ਚਲਾ ਗਿਆ। ਅਤੇ ਸਰਵਾਧਿਪਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਸ਼ੰਭੂ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਉੱਥੇ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਯ ਕੀਤਾ।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva (Pati) as the independent Lord (Prabhu) who, by his own will, moves toward beings—signifying grace initiating the soul’s uplift, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis.
Śaṅkara/Śambhu is presented as the approachable, personal (saguṇa) Lord who enters the realm of people; Linga-worship similarly honors the Lord’s accessible presence and compassionate nearness to devotees.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate readiness for grace through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful remembrance that Śambhu himself turns toward the devotee.