Shloka 34
Andhakeśvara-liṅga Māhātmya and Śiva’s Subjugation of Andhaka (अन्धकेश्वरलिङ्गमाहात्म्य तथा अन्धकवध-प्रसङ्ग)
पुनःपुनरुवाचेति स दधीचिस्सतां मतः । अनेनेदं कुपुत्रेण हतं मे कुलमुत्तमम्
punaḥpunaruvāceti sa dadhīcissatāṃ mataḥ | anenedaṃ kuputreṇa hataṃ me kulamuttamam
Again and again, Dadhīci—esteemed among the righteous—spoke: “By this wicked son, my noble lineage has been ruined.”
Suta Goswami (narrating Dadhichi’s words in the Kotirudra Saṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how adharma within one’s own household can become a powerful source of suffering, urging the seeker to take refuge in Shiva-dharma and inner discipline rather than being consumed by grief and blame.
In Kotirudra contexts, worldly collapse becomes a turning point toward Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Linga for purification, protection from pāpa, and reorientation of life toward devotion and dharma.
As a practical takeaway: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance and restraint, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva-dharma, is recommended to transform sorrow into sādhana.