Shloka 22
Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ
Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace
राज्ञा च संकटे प्राप्ते शतावृत्तिं चरेद्यदा । साङ्गः च विधिसंयुक्तं कल्याणं लभते नरः
rājñā ca saṃkaṭe prāpte śatāvṛttiṃ caredyadā | sāṅgaḥ ca vidhisaṃyuktaṃ kalyāṇaṃ labhate naraḥ
Kapag ang hari ay dinapuan ng kapahamakan, kung ang isang tao sa panahong yaon ng pagdadalamhati ay magsagawa ng panatang śatāvṛtti—ganap sa lahat ng sangkap at ayon sa itinakdang ritwal—makakamtan niya ang mapalad na kagalingan at kapayapaan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Frames Śiva-upāsanā as a remedial dharma in times of royal/public crisis; welfare (kalyāṇa) is presented as Śiva’s grace accessed through properly performed vrata/niyama.
FAQs
It teaches that during collective or royal crisis, disciplined Shaiva observance done with devotion and correct procedure becomes a channel for Shiva’s anugraha (grace), producing kalyāṇa—outer protection and inner steadiness aligned with dharma.
In the Kotirudra context, welfare is sought through rule-bound worship directed to Saguna Shiva (often via Linga-upāsanā and temple rites), emphasizing that devotion must be “sāṅga” (complete) and “vidhi-saṁyukta” (according to scriptural method).
It points to a specific vow/observance (śatāvṛtti) to be performed with all required components—typically including mantra-japa, pūjā/arcana, and purity disciplines—done strictly as prescribed; the verse stresses completeness and proper vidhi rather than an improvised practice.