Shloka 21
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
न ज्ञातं विष्णुना तच्च मायाकारणमद्भुतम् । न्यूनं तच्चापि सञ्ज्ञाय तदन्वेषणतत्परः
na jñātaṃ viṣṇunā tacca māyākāraṇamadbhutam | nyūnaṃ taccāpi sañjñāya tadanveṣaṇatatparaḥ
Viṣṇu erkannte jene wunderbare Ursache der Māyā nicht. Doch als er den Mangel bemerkte, richtete er sich ganz darauf aus, sie zu suchen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse explicitly names māyā-kāraṇa as the wondrous cause behind the missing lotus—an interpretive key: Śiva’s veiling power operates to reveal the devotee’s limitation and redirect him from self-sufficiency to surrender.
Significance: Pilgrimage lesson: when worship seems ‘incomplete’ or obstructed, recognize the possibility of tirodhāna; respond with humility and renewed seeking rather than frustration.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that even exalted cosmic deities face limitation before Shiva’s transcendent reality; true progress begins with humility and earnest inquiry into the Supreme (Pati) who stands beyond māyā.
The Linga signifies Shiva as the mysterious, beginningless source beyond conceptual grasp; the verse supports approaching that truth through Saguna worship that leads the seeker toward the formless ground beyond māyā.
Adopt a seeker’s discipline: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility, and contemplative inquiry into Shiva as the source beyond māyā; this aligns with devotional focus rather than mere intellectual certainty.