Shloka 54
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
तुभ्यं दत्ता मया प्रीत्या त्वं गृह्णीष्व महामुने । अमरत्वन्तथा दक्ष गाणपत्यं च शाश्वतम्
tubhyaṃ dattā mayā prītyā tvaṃ gṛhṇīṣva mahāmune | amaratvantathā dakṣa gāṇapatyaṃ ca śāśvatam
“Dahil sa pag-ibig, ipinagkaloob ko ito sa iyo; tanggapin mo, O dakilang muni. At ikaw, O Dakṣa, ipinagkakaloob ko rin ang kawalang-kamatayan at ang walang-hanggang katayuang Gaṇapati, pinuno ng mga gaṇa.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): through devotion and divine pleasure, the Lord bestows exalted states—immortality and proximity to His retinue—showing that liberation and divine rank arise from Śiva’s compassionate bestowal rather than mere worldly merit.
As Saguna Śiva, the personal Lord responds to bhakti and grants boons; Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is presented as a direct means to invoke this grace, leading the devotee toward nearness to Śiva’s presence (His gaṇas) and ultimately freedom from mortality.
The practical takeaway is steadfast bhakti expressed through Shiva-puja—especially Linga abhiṣeka with mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—seeking Śiva’s grace as the source of protection, upliftment, and liberation.