Shloka 68
स्वयं प्रातर्विवर्दे्धेत ध्वजः सायं पतेदिति । यदि कार्यं च सम्पूर्णं जातं चैव भवेदिह
svayaṃ prātarvivarde्dheta dhvajaḥ sāyaṃ patediti | yadi kāryaṃ ca sampūrṇaṃ jātaṃ caiva bhavediha
“If, of its own accord, the flag rises and grows in the morning, and in the evening it falls, then know that the undertaking here has indeed been brought to completion.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The self-acting banner functions as a prasāda-lakṣaṇa (confirmatory sign) that the rite/undertaking has reached siddhi; it is not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga locale in this passage.
Significance: General: recognition of Śiva’s prasāda through auspicious signs strengthens śraddhā and confirms completion of vrata/yajña.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse treats spontaneous auspicious signs as confirmation that Shiva’s grace has ripened the devotee’s effort—an external indicator that the intended worship or vow has reached completion under the Lord’s sanction.
In Jyotirlinga-centered devotion (Saguna Shiva as the worshipful Lord), temple symbols like the dhvaja are part of public ritual life; their auspicious movement is read as a sign that the Lord has accepted the offering and the rite has borne fruit.
It suggests attentive observance of temple-rite markers (such as the dhvaja) alongside steady bhakti—continuing mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) and disciplined worship until the vow/undertaking is formally completed.