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चिरं याचे शंभो शिव तव

पादांभोज-भजनं ॥ ४ ॥

 

sahasram vartante jagati vibudhA: kShudraphaladA

na manye svapne vA tadanusaraNaM tatkRutaphalam |

hari-brahmAdInAmapi nikiTabhAjA-masulabhaM

chiraM yAche SaMbho Siva tava pAdAMbhoja-bhajanaM || 4 ||

 

In this world thousands of Gods exist which give small rewards. Even in

dreams I won’t consider praying to them or think of the benefits that accrue

from them. I shall always beg to worship your lotus feet though it is

difficult even for Brahma and Vishnu who are close to you.

 

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In explaining the last stanza we said that the essence of the Vedas is the

revelation of Shiva. In fact the Vedas also reveal the Sivashakthi Aikyam

because Sri Rudram says: “Nama Sivaaya cha Sivatharaaya chaâ€. The Vedas also

say “NamasivaayEthi keelakam, SivatharaayEthi Shakthihiâ€. In this stanza

AchaaryaaL emphasizes the Eka Bhakthi pointing out the futility of

worshipping the sahasra devathaas. Given below are two verses from Thevaaram

composed by Sri Sundaramoorthi Nayanar that combines both Sivashakthi Aikyam

and Eka Bhakthi.

 

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In Soothasamhitha it is said “vrukshasya moolakesena shaaka: pushyanthivai

yatha| SivE rudrajabaath preethE preethaa Evasya dEvatha:|| That is, just as

when you water the root of a tree various branches of it are benefited, in

the same way by doing rudrajapam you satisfy all the devathas. Therefore

whosoever wants what different phalas, he does not have to worship many

different devatas but by doing Siva Japam he can gets all he wants. Shiva

fulfils every desire of a person because he is ‘Ashuthosh’ - one who is

easily pleased and so he bestows the wishes. Moreover the contention is not

that Shiva supersedes other devathas but that every devatha is none but

Shiva only. He is the one who is sitting, he is the one who is lying down,

he is the one who is sleeping, he is the one who is awake, he is the one who

is standing, he is the one who is running, he is the one who is in the midst

of the sabha, he is the one who is the sabha naayaka, he is the one who is a

carpenter, he is the one who is a potter, he is the one who is a hunter and

he is the one who is a fisher and so on. This describes Shiva to be the one

who is in many roopas. In Sri Rudram He is variously described as having

Sarveswarathwam, Sarvasareerathwam and Sarvaandaryaamithwam.

 

In this stanza Adhi Shankara shows his dhruda bhakthi by saying that he will

not worship anyone but Shiva and that it would not deter him even knowing

that great beings such as Vishnu and Brahma would find it difficult to reach

Shiva. I would like to remind to the readers of the great story of

Arunaachala where Brahma and Vishnu were unsuccessful in finding the head or

the feet of Lord Shiva.