Shloka 12
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
शोकेनालमिमं मातः शंभुर्यद्यस्ति शङ्करः । त्यज शोकं महाभागे सर्वं भद्रम्भविष्यति
śokenālamimaṃ mātaḥ śaṃbhuryadyasti śaṅkaraḥ | tyaja śokaṃ mahābhāge sarvaṃ bhadrambhaviṣyati
शोकेनालमिमं मातः; यदि शम्भुः शङ्करः स्यात्। त्यज शोकं महाभागे, सर्वं भद्रं भविष्यति॥
Suta Goswami (narrating a dialogue within the Shatarudra Samhita)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Śaṅkara
Significance: The verse encapsulates the pilgrim’s core conviction: Śiva as Śaṅkara (bestower of bhadra/auspiciousness) turns distress into welfare; remembrance of Śambhu is itself a form of inner tīrtha.
Mantra: śaṃbhuryadyasti śaṅkaraḥ
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): when one holds firm faith that Śambhu (the beneficent Lord) is present and sovereign, grief should be relinquished because Shiva, as Śaṅkara, transforms suffering into bhadra—spiritual and worldly auspiciousness.
It points to Saguna Shiva as Śambhu/Śaṅkara—personally accessible and compassionate. Linga-worship embodies this presence: the devotee turns from despair to trust, approaching Shiva as the immediate refuge who bestows auspicious outcomes and inner steadiness.
A practical takeaway is to replace lamentation with Shiva-smaraṇa and japa—especially the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while cultivating inner surrender, trusting that Shiva’s grace will establish bhadra (well-being and right order).