Shloka 6
साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
महादेवस्य सारूप्यं प्राप्य शम्भोरनुग्रहात् । तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगांस्ततो मोक्षमवाप्स्यति
mahādevasya sārūpyaṃ prāpya śambhoranugrahāt | tatra bhuktvā mahābhogāṃstato mokṣamavāpsyati
Sa biyaya ni Śambhu, nakakamtan ang sārūpya—ang pagkakahawig kay Mahādeva. Doon, matapos lasapin ang dakilang makalangit na ligaya, saka niya matatamo ang mokṣa, ang ganap na paglaya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Maps a classic Siddhānta/Purāṇic liberation ladder: Śiva’s grace grants sārūpya (likeness), then transcendent mokṣa—encouraging devotees to seek anugraha rather than mere worldly boons.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is ultimately granted through Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the devotee first attains sārūpya—nearness and likeness to Mahādeva’s divine state—and, after experiencing the fruits of that elevated state, reaches final mokṣa.
Sārūpya is commonly presented as a fruit of saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with form, often centered on the Śiva-liṅga. Through steady worship and surrender, Śambhu’s grace matures the devotee from enjoying divine proximity to attaining liberation.
The verse emphasizes grace-born attainment; a practical takeaway is consistent Śiva-bhakti such as daily liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), coupled with humble surrender seeking Śambhu’s anugraha.