Shloka 47
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
तव वंशे शतं चैकं पुरुषावधि सुव्रते । ईदृशाः पुत्रकाः श्रेष्ठा भविष्यंति न संशयः
tava vaṃśe śataṃ caikaṃ puruṣāvadhi suvrate | īdṛśāḥ putrakāḥ śreṣṭhā bhaviṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
O du mit vortrefflichen Gelübden, in deiner Linie werden einhunderteins Männer in Folge sein. Söhne von solcher edlen Art werden gewiss geboren werden — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse presents Shiva’s grace as flowing through dharma (suvrata) and devotion, indicating that a purified life and right conduct can uplift an entire lineage, producing noble-minded descendants.
In the Kotirudra Samhita, benefits are often linked to Jyotirlinga/Linga devotion; this verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate bestowal of worldly and spiritual welfare—order, virtue, and prosperity—upon devotees.
The practical takeaway is to adopt a suvrata (holy vow) with regular Linga worship—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha where appropriate—to align the household with Shiva’s grace.