Shloka 46
उपमन्युरुवाच । भगवन्यदि तुष्टोऽसि यदि भक्तिः स्थिरा मयि । तेन सत्येन मे ज्ञानं त्रिकालविषयं भवेत्
upamanyuruvāca | bhagavanyadi tuṣṭo'si yadi bhaktiḥ sthirā mayi | tena satyena me jñānaṃ trikālaviṣayaṃ bhavet
Upamanyu thưa: “Bạch Chúa Tể, nếu Ngài hài lòng, và nếu lòng sùng kính đối với Ngài vững bền trong con, thì nhờ sức mạnh của chân thật ấy, xin cho tri kiến khởi lên nơi con, thấu suốt ba thời: quá khứ, hiện tại và vị lai.”
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that steadfast bhakti to Pati (Lord Shiva) becomes a “truth-force” that draws down Shiva’s grace, ripening into jñāna—an illumined awareness that transcends ordinary time-bound perception.
In Saguna worship (such as Linga-upasana), the devotee seeks Shiva’s pleasure through devoted service; when that devotion becomes unwavering, Shiva bestows inner clarity (jñāna) as a fruit of His grace rather than mere intellectual effort.
The practical takeaway is to stabilize bhakti through daily Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and focused meditation on Shiva, so that devotion becomes steady and receptive to higher knowledge.