शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
पुनर्ब्रूहि कथां शंभोर्व्यास प्रश्नानुसारतः । सर्वज्ञस्त्वं व्यासशिष्यः शिवतत्त्वविचक्षणः
punarbrūhi kathāṃ śaṃbhorvyāsa praśnānusārataḥ | sarvajñastvaṃ vyāsaśiṣyaḥ śivatattvavicakṣaṇaḥ
Hỡi Vyāsa, xin hãy kể lại một lần nữa thánh truyện về Śambhu, đúng theo các câu hỏi đã nêu. Ngài là bậc toàn tri—đệ tử của Vyāsa—và là người tinh tường về chân lý (tattva) của Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It affirms that Śiva-kathā should be transmitted through a qualified lineage and grounded inquiry, because true liberation in Shaiva Siddhānta arises from right understanding of Śiva-tattva (Pati) and devotion expressed through listening (śravaṇa).
By requesting the story of Śambhu to be told properly, it points to kathā and instruction as supports for Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—through which the seeker gradually apprehends the deeper Śiva-tattva beyond form.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and manana: listen to Śiva-kathā from an authorized teacher and contemplate it; this is commonly paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a daily discipline.