Shloka 37
अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa
अथो शिवस्य तत्तेजो भालनेत्रसमुद्भवम् । क्षिप्तं च लवणाम्भोधौ सद्यो बालो बभूव ह
atho śivasya tattejo bhālanetrasamudbhavam | kṣiptaṃ ca lavaṇāmbhodhau sadyo bālo babhūva ha
ثم إنّ ذلك التَّجَس المتّقد للربّ شيفا—المنبثق من عين الجبهة—أُلقي في المحيط المالح؛ فإذا به في الحال يصير طفلًا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it explains the immediate transformation of Śiva’s bhālanetra-tejas in the salt ocean into a child—Jalandhara’s birth motif.
Significance: Mythic teaching: even ‘asuric’ births can arise from divine tejas when conditioned by a particular locus (ocean), underscoring Śiva as ultimate source beyond moral binaries.
Role: creative
FAQs
It shows Śiva’s tejas (divine power) becoming a concrete, embodied form—indicating that the transcendent Pati can also manifest compassionately in the world for cosmic purpose and the uplift of beings.
The verse emphasizes Saguna manifestation: Śiva’s formless power (tejas) takes form as a child. Likewise, in Liṅga worship the infinite is approached through a sacred, perceivable form that channels Śiva’s presence and grace.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner Light (tejas) revealed by the third eye, while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate purity and steadiness so that divine power is received without agitation.