Shloka 32
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
तदाप्रभृति स स्वामी रुद्रः कालाग्निसंज्ञकः । दिगम्बरो बभूवाशु मच्चिन्तनपरायणः
tadāprabhṛti sa svāmī rudraḥ kālāgnisaṃjñakaḥ | digambaro babhūvāśu maccintanaparāyaṇaḥ
„Von da an wurde jener Herr Rudra als Kālāgni bekannt. Bald wurde er Digambara – nur in die Himmelsrichtungen gekleidet – und blieb ganz dem Gedenken an mich hingegeben.“
Lord Shiva (Rudra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Rudra as Kālāgni (‘fire of time’) resonates with Ujjayinī’s Mahākāla, where Śiva is worshiped as Time itself who burns karma and grants fearlessness; the epithet foregrounds the Lord’s mastery over kāla and pralaya.
Significance: Relief from fear of death/time; karmic burning and protection through Mahākāla’s sovereignty over kāla.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Kālāgni motif evokes pralaya-fire and the Lord’s time-transcending nature; Digambara-yoga signals withdrawal from worldly order after Satī’s departure.
FAQs
It presents Rudra’s state of intense vairāgya and single-pointed devotion: becoming Digambara signifies freedom from worldly coverings, while being “maccintanaparāyaṇa” highlights that liberation is ripened through unwavering contemplation of the Supreme Lord (Pati).
Kālāgni and Digambara describe Saguna aspects of Shiva that devotees can contemplate, while the practice of “constant remembrance” naturally supports Liṅga-upāsanā—fixing the mind on Shiva’s presence as the inner reality signified by the Liṅga.
The takeaway is japa and dhyāna: steady repetition of Shiva’s mantra (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward contemplation, supported by a simple, renunciant attitude (symbolized by Digambara).