Shloka 42
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
शंकर उवाच । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते मनसा यत्समीप्सितम् । प्रसन्नोऽहं शशिन्सर्वं दास्ये वरमनुत्तमम्
śaṃkara uvāca | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te manasā yatsamīpsitam | prasanno'haṃ śaśinsarvaṃ dāsye varamanuttamam
Wika ni Śaṅkara: “Pumili ka ng biyaya—nawa’y mapasa iyo ang kabutihan—anumang tunay na ninanais ng iyong puso. Nalulugod Ako sa iyo, O Buwan; ipagkakaloob Ko ang walang kapantay na biyaya—ang lahat.”
Lord Shiva (Shankara)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s boon-bestowal to Chandra at Prabhāsa—‘varaṃ vṛṇīṣva’—is the narrative hinge by which the Moon’s restoration and the Somnātha-kṣetra’s salvific reputation are established.
Significance: Assures devotees of Śiva’s readiness to grant protection, health, and spiritual uplift when approached with sincere tapas and bhakti; reinforces Somnātha as a grace-bestowing jyotirliṅga.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (liberating grace): when the Lord becomes prasanna (pleased), He empowers the devotee by granting what is truly sought—ideally aligning desire with dharma and the soul’s highest good.
It reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible compassion—Shiva as Śaṅkara responds to devotion and grants boons. In Linga-worship, the devotee approaches the visible symbol of the formless (nirguṇa) Lord, receiving tangible prasāda and inner uplift through His grace.
A practical takeaway is sankalpa with devotion: worship Shiva with pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offer water and bilva leaves to the Linga, and pray for what is spiritually beneficial—seeking Shiva’s prasannatā (pleasure) rather than merely worldly gain.