Shloka 22
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
विवाहे ब्रह्मणा दत्तमवशिष्टं च किंचन । तत्तस्मै दत्तवाञ्च्छंभुर्मुनये भक्तवत्सलः
vivāhe brahmaṇā dattamavaśiṣṭaṃ ca kiṃcana | tattasmai dattavāñcchaṃbhurmunaye bhaktavatsalaḥ
Anumang munting natira mula sa mga handog na ibinigay ni Brahmā sa kasalan, si Śambhu—na laging mapagmahal sa mga deboto—ay ipinagkaloob ang natitirang iyon sa pantas na muni.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Mentions ‘wedding gifts given by Brahmā’—a narrative residue of a divine vivāha context; Śiva’s redistribution of the remainder to the devotee-sage illustrates grace rather than a site-specific liṅga origin.
Significance: Highlights bhakta-vātsalya: Śiva’s favor extends to material/ritual remnants when aligned with devotion and dharma.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s nature as bhakta-vatsala—He turns even “what remains” into grace (prasāda) when offered to a sincere devotee, teaching that divine compassion values devotion over the material magnitude of a gift.
By portraying Śambhu as a personal, responsive Lord who bestows blessings, the verse supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti—the devotee approaches Śiva (often through the Liṅga) and receives tangible signs of His anugraha (grace).
The takeaway is to treat all received blessings as Śiva-prasāda: worship the Liṅga with simple offerings, repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and cultivate gratitude and humility—qualities that make one fit to receive Śiva’s grace.