Shloka 43
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
न विचालयितुं शक्यो मया विप्र पुनः पुनः । परीक्षितोसि भद्रं ते भवान्भक्त्यान्वितो दृढः
na vicālayituṃ śakyo mayā vipra punaḥ punaḥ | parīkṣitosi bhadraṃ te bhavānbhaktyānvito dṛḍhaḥ
ਹੇ ਵਿਪ੍ਰ, ਮੈਂ ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਯਤਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਪਰ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਤੇਰੇ ਸੰਕਲਪ ਤੋਂ ਹਿਲਾ ਨਾ ਸਕਿਆ। ਤੂੰ ਪਰਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈਂ—ਤੇਰਾ ਮੰਗਲ ਹੋਵੇ—ਤੂੰ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹੈਂ।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that the devotee’s steady bhakti is not easily disturbed by trials; such testing purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pasha (bondage), leading the devotee closer to the grace of Pati (Shiva).
It affirms Saguna Shiva’s compassionate, personal relationship with devotees: the Lord may test, but ultimately acknowledges and blesses unwavering devotion—an attitude central to Linga-upāsanā where constancy in worship is prized over mere outward display.
The takeaway is steadiness (dṛḍhatā) in daily practice—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and consistent Shiva-pūjā without being shaken by obstacles or delays in results.