Shloka 61
दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu
रुक्मणीसहितं कृष्णं सन्नं कृत्वा रथे स्वयम् । संयोज्य संस्थितो वाहं सुप्रसन्न उवाह तम्
rukmaṇīsahitaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ sannaṃ kṛtvā rathe svayam | saṃyojya saṃsthito vāhaṃ suprasanna uvāha tam
Nachdem ich Kṛṣṇa zusammen mit Rukmiṇī im Wagen Platz nehmen ließ, ergriff ich selbst die Zügel; nachdem alles ordnungsgemäß angespannt war und ich bereitstand, lenkte ich sie — ganz von Freude erfüllt — voran.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: The chariot motif can be read devotionally as ‘īśvara-sārathi’—the Lord guiding the jīva’s journey; in Śaiva Siddhānta, right guidance and protection belong to sthiti (sustaining order) under Śiva’s lordship.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the sanctity of humble seva (devotional service): serving the Lord with a pleased, surrendered mind becomes a purifier of the bound soul (paśu) and supports the Shaiva aim of moving toward Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Though the scene is narrative, its devotional mood mirrors Saguna worship: just as one carefully prepares and serves in Linga-pūjā (āsana, upacāras, attentive offering), here the act of respectfully seating and conveying the divine couple models reverent, embodied bhakti.
Adopt the inner attitude of “suprasanna” (serene gladness) while doing Shiva-upāsanā—chant the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offer simple service (like lighting a lamp or applying tripuṇḍra) as conscious, disciplined seva.