Shloka 54
सूत उवाच । इत्येवं प्रार्थितश्शम्भुर्लोकानां हितकारकः । तत्रैवास्थितवान्प्रीत्या स्वतन्त्रो भक्तवत्सलः
sūta uvāca | ityevaṃ prārthitaśśambhurlokānāṃ hitakārakaḥ | tatraivāsthitavānprītyā svatantro bhaktavatsalaḥ
سوت نے کہا—یوں التجا کیے جانے پر، جہانوں کے خیرخواہ شَمبھو وہیں محبت بھری خوشی سے ٹھہر گئے؛ وہ کامل خودمختار ہو کر بھی بھکتوں پر نہایت مہربان ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara
Sthala Purana: Sūta concludes that Śambhu, though svatantra (absolutely free/sovereign), remains out of prīti (loving grace) due to bhakta-vātsalya; this ‘staying’ grounds the enduring sanctity of the Bhīmaśaṅkara Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Highlights the theological heart of Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage: Śiva’s independence does not negate compassion; devotees access his abiding grace through darśana and worship at the kṣetra.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It emphasizes Shiva as lokahitakara (welfare-giver) who freely chooses to remain near sincere devotees; His sovereignty (svatantratva) is expressed as grace, not distance.
In the Kotirudra context of sacred presence, it supports Saguna worship: when devotees pray, Shiva makes His presence accessible—often through a holy site or Linga—out of bhaktavatsalya.
The takeaway is heartfelt prārthanā with steady bhakti—supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., offering water, vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra), inviting Shiva’s abiding grace.