Shloka 64
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
ततः प्रसन्नचेतस्कः सुप्रणम्य कृताञ्जलिः । ययाचे स वरं प्रीत्या देवदेवान्महे श्वरात्
tataḥ prasannacetaskaḥ supraṇamya kṛtāñjaliḥ | yayāce sa varaṃ prītyā devadevānmahe śvarāt
Bấy giờ, lòng đã an tịnh, ông cúi lạy thật sâu, chắp tay cung kính, rồi với niềm hoan hỷ kính mến mà cầu xin một ân phúc nơi Maheśvara—Đấng Chúa tể của chư thiên, bậc Thần tối thượng.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal that Shiva’s grace is approached through inner serenity, humility, and loving surrender—prītyā (devotion) joined with respectful pranāma.
The verse models Saguna worship: approaching Maheśvara as the personal Lord with folded hands and reverence, which mirrors how devotees stand before the Shiva-linga to pray and seek blessings.
Practice pranāma and añjali before Shiva (or the Shiva-linga), steady the mind into prasannatā (calm clarity), and then offer prayer—ideally accompanied by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”