Shloka 19
गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं
Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time
अगोत्रकुलनामा हि स्वतन्त्रो भक्तवत्सलः । तदिच्छया हि सगुणस्सुतनुर्बहुनामभृत्
agotrakulanāmā hi svatantro bhaktavatsalaḥ | tadicchayā hi saguṇassutanurbahunāmabhṛt
اس کا کوئی مقررہ گوتر، کُل یا محدود نام نہیں؛ وہ سراسر خودمختار اور بھکتوں پر مہربان ہے۔ پھر بھی اپنی ہی اِچھا سے وہ سگُن ہو کر حسین پیکر دھارتا اور بہت سے ناموں سے معروف ہوتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It declares Shiva as the limitless, name-transcending Supreme (Pati) who is nevertheless bhakta-vatsala—He voluntarily accepts form and names so devotees can approach Him through love and worship.
The verse grounds Saguna worship in divine freedom: Shiva is beyond all identifiers, yet out of His own will He becomes accessible through manifest forms—such as the Liṅga and named deities—without losing His transcendence.
Practice bhakti with a chosen name and form of Shiva—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Liṅga-pūjā—understanding that the many names and forms are compassionate manifestations of the one independent Lord.