Shloka 47
प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om
व्यास उवाच । एतच्छुत्वा महादेवी महादेवेन भाषितम् । स्तुत्वा तु विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्देवम्वेदार्थगर्वितैः
vyāsa uvāca | etacchutvā mahādevī mahādevena bhāṣitam | stutvā tu vividhaiḥ stotrairdevamvedārthagarvitaiḥ
व्यास उवाच । एतच्छुत्वा महादेवी महादेवेन भाषितम् । स्तुत्वा तु विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्देवम्वेदार्थगर्वितैः ॥
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It shows the Shaiva ideal that true bhakti culminates in Veda-aligned praise: the Goddess responds to Śiva’s teaching by worship through stotra that carries the Vedic purport, pointing devotion toward the highest truth of Pati (Śiva).
The verse models Saguna worship—praising Mahādeva with hymns—while grounding that praise in the Vedas, which in Shaiva Siddhanta supports worship of Śiva (including Linga-upāsanā) as the supreme Lord revealed through scripture and devotion.
Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) as a devotional practice—ideally with understanding of the Vedic meaning—can be paired with japa of Śiva’s names (such as the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a focused meditative offering.