Shloka 28
Sunartaka-Naṭa Avatāra and Pārvatī’s Boon-Request (Śiva as the Testing Benefactor)
महाग्निमिव दुःस्पर्शं प्रज्वलन्तं सुतेजसम् । न शशाक बहिः कर्तुं कोऽपि तं मुनिसत्तम
mahāgnimiva duḥsparśaṃ prajvalantaṃ sutejasam | na śaśāka bahiḥ kartuṃ ko'pi taṃ munisattama
O Bester der Weisen, er loderte in herrlicher Ausstrahlung, unberührbar wie ein großes Feuer; und niemand vermochte ihn von dort zu vertreiben oder zu entfernen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: The Lord’s concealed presence becomes ‘untouchable like fire’—a narrative device showing that worldly power cannot move the Supreme when He wills concealment and testing.
Significance: Instructional: cultivates reverence toward tapasvins and the mysterious workings of Śiva; warns against judging by external marks (veṣa).
FAQs
It portrays Shiva’s tejas as unapproachable like blazing fire, teaching that the Supreme Pati cannot be constrained by worldly power—only reverence, surrender, and inner purity allow one to relate to that divine presence.
The image of irresistible radiance aligns with Saguna Shiva revealed through a tangible focus (such as the Linga) while pointing beyond form to Shiva’s transcendent jyoti that no one can ‘remove’ or control.
Meditate on Shiva as inner fire-like radiance while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namah Shivaya), and support the practice with Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as aids for restraint, purity, and devotion.