Shloka 32
नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा
The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women
मुहुर्मम समायाति ज्ञानं भिक्षुवर प्रभो । त्वं शिवः करुणासिन्धुस्त्वद्भक्तोयं शिशुः पुरा
muhurmama samāyāti jñānaṃ bhikṣuvara prabho | tvaṃ śivaḥ karuṇāsindhustvadbhaktoyaṃ śiśuḥ purā
ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่นักบวชขอทาน ความรู้แท้บังเกิดขึ้นในใจข้าพเจ้าครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า พระองค์คือพระศิวะ ผู้เป็นมหาสมุทรแห่งกรุณา และเด็กน้อยผู้นี้แต่ก่อนเป็นภักตะของพระองค์
A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Śiva in ascetic form (bhikṣu-vara) within the Śatarudrasaṃhitā narrative context
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as personal recognition (pratyabhijñā-like) of Śiva’s identity in the mendicant guise and of prior devotion (pūrvabhakti).
Significance: Models bhakti as the trigger for jñāna: repeated inner arising of right understanding (jñāna-udaya) through Śiva’s compassionate presence.
Mantra: त्वं शिवः करुणासिन्धुः
Type: stotra
FAQs
It affirms that jñāna (right, liberating understanding) repeatedly dawns by Śiva’s grace, because Śiva is karuṇā itself; devotion (bhakti) carried from the past becomes the cause for present awakening.
By addressing Śiva as the compassionate Lord encountered in a perceivable form (here, as an ascetic), the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—worship of Śiva with attributes—such as Linga worship, through which divine grace matures into inner knowledge.
A practical takeaway is steady bhakti leading to jñāna: perform daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with reverence, and keep the mind turned to Śiva’s compassion while offering simple pūjā (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa may be adopted if aligned with one’s tradition).