Shloka 16
नारदतपोवर्णनम्
Nārada’s Austerities Described
न बभूव मुनेश्चेतो विकृतं मुनिसत्तमाः । भ्रष्टो बभूव तद्गर्वो महेशानुग्रहेण ह
na babhūva muneśceto vikṛtaṃ munisattamāḥ | bhraṣṭo babhūva tadgarvo maheśānugraheṇa ha
హే మునిశ్రేష్ఠులారా, ఆ ముని మనస్సు వికృతమవలేదు; మహేశుని అనుగ్రహంతో అతని గర్వం నశించింది.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: General teaching: steadfast tapas protected by Maheśa’s anugraha; inspires pilgrims to seek Śiva’s grace for victory over inner vighnas.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): when Mahesha favors a seeker, the mind is protected from inner distortion and the root obstacle—egoic pride—is removed, enabling steadiness on the path to liberation.
In Shaiva practice, worship of the Shiva-Linga (Saguna focus) is a direct means to receive Mahesha’s anugraha; that grace manifests as inner purification—especially the softening of pride—so devotion becomes mature and surrender-centered.
Cultivate humility through daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering the fruits of practice to Shiva; this aligns the mind with grace and counters garva (pride).