Shloka 36
Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa
The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine
इति स्तुत्वा वामदेवो देवं सेनापतिं प्रभुम् । प्रदक्षिणात्रयं कृत्वा प्रणम्य भुवि दण्डवत्
iti stutvā vāmadevo devaṃ senāpatiṃ prabhum | pradakṣiṇātrayaṃ kṛtvā praṇamya bhuvi daṇḍavat
如是赞颂之后，瓦摩提婆（Vāmadeva）礼赞那位主宰——天军统帅、至上之君。继而行三匝右绕（pradakṣiṇā），复俯伏于地作“杖式顶礼”（daṇḍavat），以全然归命。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Models the Siddhāntic approach to grace: humility (vinaya), praise (stuti), and embodied surrender (praṇāma) as proximate causes for Śiva’s/Īśvara’s anugraha.
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse models Shaiva bhakti as embodied surrender: praise (stuti), then disciplined worship through pradakṣiṇā, culminating in daṇḍavat-praṇāma—ego laid down before Pati (Shiva), the liberating Lord.
Pradakṣiṇā and prostration are classic acts of Saguna Shiva worship, commonly performed around the Shiva-linga; the devotee honors Shiva as the manifest Lord who graciously receives reverence and grants purification and grace.
Perform three pradakṣiṇās with mindful remembrance of Shiva (often with the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), then offer daṇḍavat-praṇāma—an outer act that supports inner humility and one-pointed devotion.