Shloka 40
अत्रीश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Atrīśvara-māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Atrīśvara”
महतां च स्वभावश्च नांगीकृत्य परित्यजेत् । इत्युक्ता च करौ बद्ध्वा तां तुष्टाव पुनःपुनः
mahatāṃ ca svabhāvaśca nāṃgīkṛtya parityajet | ityuktā ca karau baddhvā tāṃ tuṣṭāva punaḥpunaḥ
“ธรรมดาแห่งมหาบุรุษ เมื่อยอมรับแล้วไม่ควรละทิ้ง” ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น เขาประนมมือแล้วสรรเสริญนางด้วยภักติซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: The maxim about the ‘svabhāva of the great’ underscores the reliability of divine/noble compassion; the devotee responds with añjali and repeated praise—typical closure of a boon-seeking tīrtha episode.
Significance: Teaches pilgrims that steadfast praise and humility attract the stable benevolence of the ‘mahat’ (here, the river-devī as sacred power), yielding purification and auspiciousness.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches Shaiva bhakti ethics: recognize the magnanimous nature of the exalted (mahat) and respond with humility—expressed through reverent praise and surrender—rather than rejection or pride.
The verse models the devotional posture central to Saguna worship—folded hands (añjali) and repeated stuti—by which the devotee approaches Shiva (and Shakti) with reverence, preparing the mind for grace (anugraha).
Practice añjali (folded hands) with repeated stotra/japa—especially Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a simple daily discipline of humility and remembrance.