Shloka 36
यक्षेश्वरावतारः (Yakṣeśvara-Avatāra) and the Nīlakaṇṭha Paradigm in the Churning of the Ocean
इदानीं ज्ञानमायातन्तवैव कृपया प्रभो । कर्ता हर्ता च भर्ता च त्वमेवान्यो न शंकर
idānīṃ jñānamāyātantavaiva kṛpayā prabho | kartā hartā ca bhartā ca tvamevānyo na śaṃkara
اے پروردگار، اب آپ ہی کے کرم سے سچا فہم پیدا ہوا ہے۔ کرنے والے، سمیٹ لینے والے اور پالنے والے آپ ہی ہیں؛ اے شنکر، آپ کے سوا کوئی نہیں۔
A devotee/praiser addressing Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara), as narrated within the Śatarudrasaṃhitā framework
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: इदानीं ज्ञानमायातन्तवैव कृपया प्रभो । कर्ता हर्ता च भर्ता च त्वमेवान्यो न शंकर
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares that liberating knowledge dawns through Shiva’s grace and culminates in exclusive surrender: recognizing Śaṅkara as the sole supreme Lord who performs creation, sustenance, and withdrawal.
By affirming “none other but You,” it supports one-pointed Saguna devotion—worshiping Shiva (often through the Linga) as the single, all-governing reality behind cosmic functions.
A practical takeaway is grace-centered japa and surrender—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) recitation with steady contemplation of Shiva as kartā-hartā-bhartā.