Shloka 25
Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)
शंकर उवाच । न खिद्य पार्थ भक्तोसि मम त्वं हि विशेषतः । परीक्षार्थं मया तेऽद्य कृतमेवं शुचञ्जहि
śaṃkara uvāca | na khidya pārtha bhaktosi mama tvaṃ hi viśeṣataḥ | parīkṣārthaṃ mayā te'dya kṛtamevaṃ śucañjahi
شَنکر نے فرمایا— اے پارتھ، غم نہ کر۔ تو میرا بھکت ہے، خصوصاً مجھے بہت عزیز۔ آج میں نے یہ سب صرف تیری آزمائش کے لیے کیا؛ لہٰذا رنج و ملال چھوڑ دے۔
Lord Shiva (Shankara)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that trials faced by a devotee can be Śiva’s compassionate “test,” meant to mature surrender (śaraṇāgati) and stabilize bhakti; grief is to be released when one recognizes the Lord’s guiding hand.
It affirms Saguna Śiva as a personal Lord who speaks, protects, and educates the devotee; Linga-worship similarly trains the mind to trust Śiva’s presence even when circumstances appear challenging.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a vow of non-despair, offering one’s suffering to Śiva and consciously letting go of śoka (grief).