Shloka 57
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
अथ शम्भुः प्रसन्नात्मा स्मृत्वा तस्य तपो महत् । पुनर्दश वरान्दिव्यान्मुनये हयूपमन्यवे
atha śambhuḥ prasannātmā smṛtvā tasya tapo mahat | punardaśa varāndivyānmunaye hayūpamanyave
แล้วพระศัมภูผู้มีดวงใจเปี่ยมพระกรุณา ระลึกถึงตบะอันยิ่งใหญ่ของฤๅษีนั้น และประทานพรทิพย์สิบประการแก่ฤๅษีหยูปมันยุอีกครั้ง
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) ripens into Śiva’s anugraha (grace), by which the Lord uplifts the devotee through divine boons and inner purification.
Śambhu here acts as Saguna Śiva—personally responsive to devotion—showing that Linga-worship and austerity are not merely symbolic but invite the living presence of Śiva, who bestows blessings according to the devotee’s maturity.
The verse points to sustained tapas supported by Shaiva sādhanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple worship of the Śiva-liṅga, and steady self-discipline as the practical means to invoke Śiva’s grace.