Shloka 21
उपमन्यूपदेशः
Upamanyu’s Instruction
चित्रसेनो नृपश्शंभुं प्रसाद्य दृढभक्तिमान् । समस्तनृपभीतिभ्योऽभयं प्रापातुलं च कम्
citraseno nṛpaśśaṃbhuṃ prasādya dṛḍhabhaktimān | samastanṛpabhītibhyo'bhayaṃ prāpātulaṃ ca kam
Vua Citrasena, với lòng sùng kính kiên cố không lay chuyển, đã làm đẹp lòng Śambhu (Đức Shiva) và đạt được sự vô úy vô song—thoát khỏi mọi nỗi sợ phát sinh từ các vua chúa khác.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Śiva’s prasāda grants abhaya (fearlessness) and protection from worldly threats; a paradigmatic fruit of bhakti leading from laukika security toward inner fearlessness.
FAQs
The verse teaches that steadfast bhakti that truly pleases Śiva (Pati) loosens the bonds of fear and insecurity (pāśa), granting abhayam—inner and outer protection—through Shiva’s grace.
It highlights Saguna worship—approaching Śambhu as the compassionate Lord who responds to devotion. In Linga worship, this same principle appears as propitiation (prasāda) leading to Shiva’s protective blessing.
Cultivate dṛḍha-bhakti through daily Shiva pūjā with the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and pray specifically for abhayam (fearlessness) as a fruit of Shiva’s prasāda.