Shloka 26
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
ते ब्राह्मणास्तथा श्रुत्वा दैत्यानामुद्यमं तदा । न दुःखं लेभिरे तत्र शिवध्यान परायणाः
te brāhmaṇāstathā śrutvā daityānāmudyamaṃ tadā | na duḥkhaṃ lebhire tatra śivadhyāna parāyaṇāḥ
ولمّا سمع أولئك البراهمة (brāhmaṇa) آنذاك بعزم الدايتيّين (Daitya) العدواني، لم يصبهم حزنٌ في ذلك الموضع، إذ كانوا مواظبين على تأمّل شيفا (Śiva) وملازمين لذكره.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that one who is absorbed in Śiva-dhyāna becomes inwardly steady and does not fall into grief even when outer circumstances turn threatening—showing Śiva as the liberating Pati who loosens the bonds of fear and sorrow.
Śiva-dhyāna here implies sustained contemplative worship of Saguna Śiva (often supported by Liṅga-upāsanā, mantra, and pūjā), through which the mind becomes anchored in Śiva’s presence rather than shaken by hostile forces.
The verse points to regular Śiva-dhyāna—practically supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and focused contemplation on Śiva (often before the Liṅga), cultivating fearlessness and equanimity.