Shloka 31
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
एवंविधानि चन्द्रस्य दुश्चारित्राण्यनेकशः । वर्ण्यंते किं पुनस्तानि सोऽद्यापि कुरुते कथम्
evaṃvidhāni candrasya duścāritrāṇyanekaśaḥ | varṇyaṃte kiṃ punastāni so'dyāpi kurute katham
Many kinds of the Moon’s misconduct are spoken of again and again. If that is so, how indeed could he still be doing those very deeds even today?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse highlights discernment (viveka): repeated accounts of wrongdoing are not meant for gossip but to awaken dharmic clarity—karma has consequences, and lasting peace comes by aligning conduct with Shiva-centered dharma.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, narratives around celestial beings often point back to Shiva as the supreme refuge (Pati). When conduct becomes unstable, the corrective is surrender and right practice—approaching Saguna Shiva (Linga) for purification and steadiness.
A practical takeaway is self-restraint supported by Shiva-upāsanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a resolve to abandon harmful habits, along with simple purification disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mindful conduct.