Shloka 29
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
शिवनामतरीं प्राप्य संसाराब्धिं तरंति ये । संसारमूलपापानि तानि नश्यंत्यसंशयम्
śivanāmatarīṃ prāpya saṃsārābdhiṃ taraṃti ye | saṃsāramūlapāpāni tāni naśyaṃtyasaṃśayam
شِو نام کی کشتی پا کر جو اس پر سوار ہوتے ہیں وہ سنسار کے سمندر سے پار اتر جاتے ہیں؛ اور دنیاوی بندھن کی جڑ والے گناہ بے شک و شبہ مٹ جاتے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: Rāmeśvara is famed for crossing motifs (setu/bridge) and purification; the verse’s ‘ferry of Śiva’s Name’ resonates with the Setu idea—Śiva as the means to cross saṃsāra.
Significance: Crossing saṃsāra through devotion; nāma as setu/boat that carries the soul beyond bondage.
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s Name functions as a liberating means (upāya): sincere nāma-japa carries the devotee beyond saṃsāra and burns the karmic roots that sustain bondage.
In Saguna worship, the Linga is a primary focus for devotion; this verse highlights that even without elaborate rites, devotion expressed as Śiva-nāma (often done before the Linga) purifies and leads toward liberation.
Regular Shiva-nāma japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—done with steadiness and devotion (optionally with rudrākṣa and vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra) is the implied practice.