Shloka 67
देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्
Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi
भक्ताधीनोऽहमेवास्मि तद्वशात्सर्वकार्य कृत् । अयथोचितकर्ता हि प्रसिद्धो भुवनत्रये
bhaktādhīno'hamevāsmi tadvaśātsarvakārya kṛt | ayathocitakartā hi prasiddho bhuvanatraye
เรานั้นแท้จริงอยู่ในอำนาจของภักตะ; ด้วยอิทธิพลของพวกเขาเราจึงทำกิจทั้งปวงให้สำเร็จ. ในสามโลกเรามีชื่อว่าเป็นผู้กระทำเกินกว่าธรรมเนียม เพื่อภักตะโดยเฉพาะ
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Establishes the bhakta-vātsalya doctrine: Śiva’s grace (anugraha) is experienced as personal responsiveness to devotion, encouraging pilgrimage/vrata with the confidence of divine reciprocity.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s supreme freedom expresses itself as grace: He willingly becomes ‘dependent’ on devotion, showing that bhakti can draw the Lord’s anugraha and transform destiny beyond ordinary limits.
In Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—Shiva accepts offerings and prayers as a personal Lord who responds to love; this verse highlights that the Linga is not merely symbolic but a living locus of Shiva’s responsive grace to devotees.
Steady bhakti with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-puja; the takeaway is sincerity and surrender—more than complexity—supported by regular worship (optionally with bhasma and rudraksha).