Shloka 39
शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
इति मायाप्रभावो हि शंकरस्य महात्मनः । वर्णितस्ते मया व्यास किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि
iti māyāprabhāvo hi śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ | varṇitaste mayā vyāsa kimanyacchrotumicchasi
Như vậy, hỡi Vyāsa, ta đã thuật cho ông về uy lực kỳ diệu của Māyā thuộc về Śaṅkara, bậc Đại Tâm. Nay ông còn muốn nghe điều gì nữa?
Sanatkumara (narrating to Vyasa)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific narration; the verse concludes a doctrinal exposition on Śiva’s māyā-śakti and its effects (māyā-prabhāva) as part of the Umāsaṃhitā teaching cycle.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage and worship as meaningful when paired with right knowledge: recognizing māyā as the binding/veiling principle under Śiva’s lordship, and seeking His anugraha to transcend it.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It concludes a teaching that Śiva, as Pati (the Lord), governs Māyā; recognizing Māyā’s operation and turning toward Śiva’s grace is implied as the doorway to liberation.
By highlighting Śaṅkara’s sovereign power over Māyā, it supports Saguna worship (Liṅga/Śiva with attributes) as an accessible focus through which the devotee is led beyond delusion toward the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, as a Shaiva means to pierce Māyā and rest the mind in Śiva.