Shloka 26
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
मद्भक्तो भव विप्रर्षे मामेवार्चय सर्वदा । ददामि सर्वं भद्रन्ते त्यज रुद्रं च निर्गुणम्
madbhakto bhava viprarṣe māmevārcaya sarvadā | dadāmi sarvaṃ bhadrante tyaja rudraṃ ca nirguṇam
اے افضل برہمن رِشی! میرے بھکت بنو اور ہر وقت صرف میری ہی پوجا کرو۔ اے نیک بخت! میں تمہیں سب کچھ عطا کرتا ہوں؛ پس رُدر کو محض نِرگُن سمجھنے کا خیال چھوڑ کر میرے سَگُن، قابلِ عبادت روپ کی بھکتی میں ثابت قدم رہو۔
Lord Shiva (Rudra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Significance: Affirms the Siddhānta emphasis on accessible worship (arcana) as a grace-bearing path: the Lord’s anugraha is mediated through devotion and ritual engagement, not mere abstraction.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that steady bhakti (devotion) and constant worship of Shiva lead to all attainments, including liberation; the verse prioritizes lived devotion over merely conceptualizing Shiva as nirguṇa.
By saying “worship Me alone always,” it supports saguna upāsanā such as Shiva-linga archana as the practical means for grace; through this accessible form, the devotee is led toward the highest truth beyond qualities.
Regular Shiva archana—daily offering with mantra-japa (especially Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sustained remembrance—expressing exclusive devotion and reliance on Shiva’s grace.