Shloka 47
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
अथ दृष्ट्वा रमेशादीन् क्रोधविह्वलितो मुनिः । हृदि स्मृत्वा शिवं विष्णुं शशाप च सुरानपि
atha dṛṣṭvā rameśādīn krodhavihvalito muniḥ | hṛdi smṛtvā śivaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśāpa ca surānapi
ثم لما رأى راميشا ومن معه، اضطرب الحكيم من شدة الغضب، فاستحضر شيفا وفيشنو في قلبه، ثم نطق بلعنة حتى على الآلهة.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara
Sthala Purana: The name 'Rameśa' evokes Rāmeśvara: Śiva worshipped by Rāma; though here 'Rameśa' is a character-name in the narrative, it naturally recalls the sthala tradition where devotion to Śiva resolves conflict and grants purification.
Significance: Associated with prāyaścitta and śuddhi through Śiva-bhakti; archetypally, remembrance of Śiva in the heart is held superior to mere status (deva/ṛṣi).
FAQs
It highlights how intense passion (krodha) can drive even a sage into karmically weighty actions like cursing; yet the inward act of remembering Śiva points to the Shaiva ideal that Pati (Śiva) is the refuge within, even amid turmoil.
The verse emphasizes hṛdaya-smaraṇa (inner remembrance) of Śiva—an essential complement to external Saguna worship such as Linga-pūjā—showing that true devotion includes inward anchoring in Śiva while worldly events unfold.
A practical takeaway is Shiva-smaraṇa with mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—to cool anger and stabilize the mind; this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness in sādhanā.