Shloka 62
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
निवृत्तश्च द्विजः सोपि मात्रस्थ्यर्द्धं स्ववस्त्रतः । क्षिपेद्यावत्तत्र तीर्थे तावच्चित्रमभूत्तदा
nivṛttaśca dvijaḥ sopi mātrasthyarddhaṃ svavastrataḥ | kṣipedyāvattatra tīrthe tāvaccitramabhūttadā
Auch jener Brāhmaṇa kehrte zurück und warf, aus seinem eigenen Tuch nehmend, so viel er vermochte—nur ein geringes Maß—in jene heilige Furt, in das Tīrtha. Und solange er es in dieses Tīrtha warf, solange geschah dort ein wunderbares, staunenswertes Wunder.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: A devotee performs a simple act at the tīrtha—casting a small measure from his cloth into the sacred waters—yet it triggers ‘citra’ (marvel). The narrative underscores bhāva (devotional intent) over quantity.
Significance: Even minimal offering/act done at the right tīrtha-kāla yields disproportionate spiritual fruit; supports the Purāṇic pedagogy that sincere practice loosens pāśa (bondage).
FAQs
It highlights tīrtha-mahātmyā: even a small, sincere act offered at a Shiva-associated sacred place can manifest extraordinary results, showing how devotion (bhakti) and sanctity amplify limited human capacity.
In Kotirudra narratives, the power of a Jyotirliṅga-tīrtha is the accessible (saguṇa) channel of Shiva’s grace; offerings made with faith at such a place become a means to receive Shiva’s visible, wondrous response.
It suggests tīrtha-sevā—making humble offerings and performing reverent acts (like snāna and dāna) with steady remembrance of Shiva; the core takeaway is consistency and faith rather than quantity.