Shloka 41
Svagati-varṇana
Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment
संमुखे शंकरं दृष्ट्वा बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा । अपूजयं सुविधिवदहं श्रद्धासमन्वितः
saṃmukhe śaṃkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṣpagadgadayā girā | apūjayaṃ suvidhivadahaṃ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ
Vendo Śaṅkara face a face, com a voz embargada pelas lágrimas, adorei-O segundo o rito apropriado, dotado de fé firme.
Suta Goswami (narrating the account within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Darśana ‘face to face’ is treated as the apex of pilgrimage: it ripens faith (śraddhā) and makes ritual efficacious as an expression of surrender.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that direct awareness of Śiva (darśana) naturally awakens bhakti—so intense that the voice trembles—while insisting that devotion should be grounded in śraddhā and expressed through reverent worship.
The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—approaching Śaṅkara as the accessible Lord who receives worship—supporting the Purāṇic teaching that Linga-pūjā and personal worship, done with faith and proper observance, become a means to Śiva’s grace.
Perform Śiva-pūjā “vidhivat” with steady śraddhā—beginning with inner recollection of Śiva, followed by respectful offerings; the core takeaway is sincere, tearful devotion aligned with proper worship discipline.