Shloka 15
Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)
तस्माच्च मुच्यते बाणात्कृतघ्नस्त्वं भविष्यसि । ममैव स्वामिनो बाणस्तवार्थे मोचितो ध्रुवम्
tasmācca mucyate bāṇātkṛtaghnastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | mamaiva svāmino bāṇastavārthe mocito dhruvam
Darum wirst du von dem Pfeil befreit werden; doch wirst du gewiss als Undankbarer gelten. Wahrlich, dieser Pfeil meines eigenen Herrn ist ganz gewiss um deinetwillen abgeschossen worden.
A devotee/attendant of Lord Shiva (a Shaiva speaker addressing the target of the arrow within the narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s protective grace working through His instruments, while warning that receiving divine help yet responding with hostility or forgetfulness becomes kṛtaghnatā (ingratitude), an obstacle to dharma and inner purification.
It reflects Saguna Shiva’s active compassion in the world—Shiva is not only the transcendent Pati but also the Lord who intervenes to protect and guide. Linga-worship trains the devotee to recognize such grace and respond with humility and devotion rather than ego.
A practical takeaway is gratitude-centered bhakti: daily remembrance of Shiva’s protection through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering (water/bhasma) with the resolve to avoid kṛtaghnatā and live in dharmic conduct.