Shloka 11
Daśa-Śivāvatāra-Nirūpaṇa
Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis
दशमः कमलः शम्भुर्भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः । कमला गिरिजा तत्र स्वभक्तपरिपालिनी
daśamaḥ kamalaḥ śambhurbhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ | kamalā girijā tatra svabhaktaparipālinī
दशमः कमलाख्यः शम्भुः भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः । तत्र कमलारूपा गिरिजा स्वभक्तपरिपालिनी ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: The ‘bhukti–mukti’ promise strongly echoes Kāśī: Śiva as Viśvanātha grants both worldly welfare and final release; Kāśī is famed for Śiva’s liberating grace (tāraka-upadeśa) at death.
Significance: Darśana and worship are traditionally held to confer both prosperity (bhukti) and liberation (mukti), with Kāśī regarded as a mokṣa-kṣetra.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Śiva as Śambhu in a gracious, worship-worthy (saguṇa) form who grants both bhukti (rightful worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation), while Pārvatī, as Kamalā, embodies compassionate guardianship of devotees—highlighting grace (anugraha) as central to attaining moksha.
By naming a specific form—Śambhu as “Kamala”—the verse supports saguṇa upāsanā: devotees approach the Lord through name, form, and devotion. Such contemplation naturally aligns with Liṅga-worship, where the Liṅga is revered as Śiva’s accessible presence through which he bestows both worldly and transcendent fruits.
A practical takeaway is to perform bhakti-centered worship of Śambhu (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering flowers/lotus imagery, and prayer for both dharmic prosperity and liberation), while invoking Girijā’s protective grace—especially suitable for Mahāśivarātri vrata and daily Liṅga-pūjā.