Shloka 47
हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels
ब्रह्मोवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा तद्वचस्तात लोकाचारकरः प्रभुः । हर्षादीन्प्रहसञ्छम्भुरुवाच सकलान्सुरान्
brahmovāca | tacchrutvā tadvacastāta lokācārakaraḥ prabhuḥ | harṣādīnprahasañchambhuruvāca sakalānsurān
Sinabi ni Brahmā: Nang marinig ang mga salitang iyon, anak ko, ang Panginoon—na nagtatatag ng wastong gawi ng mga daigdig—si Śambhu, na nakangiti sa galak at iba pang damdamin, ay nagsalita sa lahat ng mga diyos.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse presents Shiva as lokācārakara—Pati who upholds dharma and guides even the devas—showing that divine grace operates through right order, compassionate instruction, and auspicious joy.
Śambhu is depicted in a personal (saguṇa) mode—smiling and speaking—highlighting that devotees can approach Shiva as an accessible Lord who responds, instructs, and protects the cosmic order, which Linga-worship embodies as the living presence of Shiva.
The takeaway is to cultivate dharmic conduct with devotion: begin worship with calmness and a gentle, joyful mind, then recite Shiva’s mantra (especially the Panchakshara) while remembering him as the guide of all beings.