Shloka 38
आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship
पूज्यं पुनस्समभ्यर्च्य सार्थं नामाष्टकं जपेत् । तदेव शृणु देवेशि संब्रुवे तव भक्तितः
pūjyaṃ punassamabhyarcya sārthaṃ nāmāṣṭakaṃ japet | tadeva śṛṇu deveśi saṃbruve tava bhaktitaḥ
เมื่อบูชาพระผู้ควรบูชาอีกครั้งด้วยความเคารพแล้ว พึงสวดนามาษฏกะอันมีความหมายลึกซึ้ง โอเทวีผู้เป็นจอมแห่งเทวะ จงฟังบทนั้นเถิด ด้วยภักติที่มีต่อท่าน ข้าพเจ้าจักกล่าวให้ฟัง
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Establishes a liturgical transmission: Śiva teaches Devī the nāmāṣṭaka for japa—an archetype for guru-to-śiṣya bestowal of name-mantra leading to grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva path of devotion: after pūjā, one should perform nāma-japa—repeating Shiva’s sacred names with understanding—so the mind becomes steady in Pati (Śiva) and turns away from pāśa (bondage).
The verse places mantra and name-recitation immediately after worship, indicating that Saguna upāsanā (pūjā to the worship-worthy Lord, often as the Liṅga) is completed and deepened by japa, where the devotee internalizes the deity’s presence through sound and meaning.
Repeat a meaningful Nāmāṣṭaka after performing worship—i.e., complete the external rite with internal recollection (japa). This is a direct instruction for mantra-based devotion and contemplative remembrance.