उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
अथ शम्भुः प्रसन्नात्मा स्मृत्वा तस्य तपो महत् । पुनर्दश वरान्दिव्यान्मुनये हयूपमन्यवे
atha śambhuḥ prasannātmā smṛtvā tasya tapo mahat | punardaśa varāndivyānmunaye hayūpamanyave
随后,满怀慈恩的商布(Śambhu)忆念那位圣者的大苦行,又一次赐予牟尼海优帕·曼纽(Hayūpa Manyu)十种天赐恩福。
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) ripens into Śiva’s anugraha (grace), by which the Lord uplifts the devotee through divine boons and inner purification.
Śambhu here acts as Saguna Śiva—personally responsive to devotion—showing that Linga-worship and austerity are not merely symbolic but invite the living presence of Śiva, who bestows blessings according to the devotee’s maturity.
The verse points to sustained tapas supported by Shaiva sādhanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple worship of the Śiva-liṅga, and steady self-discipline as the practical means to invoke Śiva’s grace.