Shloka 44
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
तथा काचिद्द्विजायोषा सौ मुने बहुपापिनी । शिवनामप्रभावेण लेभे सद्गतिमुत्तमाम्
tathā kāciddvijāyoṣā sau mune bahupāpinī | śivanāmaprabhāveṇa lebhe sadgatimuttamām
اے مُنی! اسی طرح ایک برہمن عورت، جو بہت سے گناہوں سے آلودہ تھی، شِو کے نام کی تاثیر سے اعلیٰ ترین سَدگتی کو پہنچ گئی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga; it universalizes the prior exemplum by extending grace to a socially ordinary figure (a dvijāyoṣā), underscoring nāma’s accessibility beyond status.
Significance: Reinforces that Śiva’s saving power is not restricted by gender or social role; nāma is an open upāya for all pāśus.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It declares the saving potency of Śiva’s Name: even a person weighed down by heavy sin can, through sincere remembrance/japa of the Name, receive Śiva’s grace and attain the highest spiritual destiny.
The verse highlights nāma-bhakti (devotion through the Name), a core Saguna practice: one may worship Śiva as the Linga or as the personal Lord, and the Name serves as a direct, accessible means to connect with Him and receive anugraha (grace).
Regular japa of Śiva’s Name—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with repentance, steadiness, and devotion, as a practical discipline for purification and liberation.