Shloka 40
काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra
Indra
इति कृत्वा कृती स्यास्त्वं सर्वं दुःखं विनंक्ष्यति । लोके स्थायी प्रतापस्ते भविष्यति न चान्यथा
iti kṛtvā kṛtī syāstvaṃ sarvaṃ duḥkhaṃ vinaṃkṣyati | loke sthāyī pratāpaste bhaviṣyati na cānyathā
«Wenn du so handelst, wirst du wahrhaft einer sein, der die heilige Pflicht erfüllt hat. Alles Leid wird vergehen, und dein Ruhm wird beständig in der Welt bleiben — so wird es sein und nicht anders.»
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse affirms Shiva’s siddhānta that sincere performance of the instructed dharma/sādhana, supported by the Lord’s grace, destroys duḥkha and establishes enduring spiritual merit (pratāpa) in the world.
It reflects the fruit of Saguna Shiva worship—following Shiva’s guidance with devotion and discipline leads to the removal of suffering and the steady manifestation of auspiciousness, a hallmark of Linga-bhakti in the Purāṇic path.
The verse points to faithfully completing the prescribed practice (as previously instructed in the narrative)—commonly understood in Shaiva observance as Shiva-bhakti with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), pūjā, and disciplined vrata leading to the cessation of duḥkha.