Shloka 35
Andhakeśvara-liṅga Māhātmya and Śiva’s Subjugation of Andhaka (अन्धकेश्वरलिङ्गमाहात्म्य तथा अन्धकवध-प्रसङ्ग)
स पुत्रोऽपि हतो भार्यां पुंश्चलीं कृतवान्द्रुतम् । पश्चात्तापमनुप्राप्य स्वपित्रा परिभर्त्सितः
sa putro'pi hato bhāryāṃ puṃścalīṃ kṛtavāndrutam | paścāttāpamanuprāpya svapitrā paribhartsitaḥ
Even after having slain his own son, he quickly took a wife and made her a wanton. Later, when remorse arose within him, he was rebuked by his own father.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
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The verse highlights how grave adharmic acts lead to inner remorse and social-spiritual censure, implying that purification requires sincere repentance and turning toward Shiva as Pati, the liberator who severs pāśa (bondage) when one reforms.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā the narrative arc commonly moves from moral collapse to seeking sanctification at Shiva’s Jyotirlinga; Saguna Shiva, worshiped as the Linga, is approached as the compassionate purifier who restores dharma when the devotee abandons wrongdoing.
A practical takeaway is prāyaścitta through Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), wearing Rudrākṣa with restraint in conduct, and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a daily reminder to renounce impure actions.