Shloka 61
Andhakeśvara-liṅga Māhātmya and Śiva’s Subjugation of Andhaka (अन्धकेश्वरलिङ्गमाहात्म्य तथा अन्धकवध-प्रसङ्ग)
शिवयोश्च तथा कार्ये विशेषोऽत्र प्रदृश्यते । तदेव शृणु सुप्राज्ञ यथाहं वच्मि तेऽनघ
śivayośca tathā kārye viśeṣo'tra pradṛśyate | tadeva śṛṇu suprājña yathāhaṃ vacmi te'nagha
Auch im göttlichen Wirken Śivas und Gaurīs zeigt sich hier deutlich ein besonderes Prinzip. Darum höre eben dies, o höchst Weiser und Makelloser, wie ich es dir jetzt darlege.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames a doctrinal ‘viśeṣa’ (distinctive principle) in Śiva’s mode of operation—preparing the listener for a teaching on how divine action differentiates outcomes (bondage vs grace).
Role: teaching
FAQs
It signals that Śiva’s role is not merely one among cosmic functions; there is a special, liberating distinction in His action—pointing to Śiva as Pati whose grace can remove bondage (pāśa) and lead the soul (paśu) toward mokṣa.
By introducing Śiva’s “distinctive principle,” the text prepares the listener to understand why Linga-worship is considered uniquely efficacious: the Saguna form (Linga/Jyotirlinga) becomes the accessible doorway through which Śiva’s transcendent (Nirguna) grace operates.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) to Śiva-kathā is directly recommended—listening with attention and reverence as a sādhana; it is commonly paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and mindful remembrance of Śiva’s special saving grace.