Shloka 15
सूत उवाच । इति संप्रार्थितस्तेन वरुणो गौतमेन वै । उवाच वचनं तस्मै गर्तश्च क्रियतां त्वया
sūta uvāca | iti saṃprārthitastena varuṇo gautamena vai | uvāca vacanaṃ tasmai gartaśca kriyatāṃ tvayā
Sūta said: Thus earnestly entreated by Gautama, Varuṇa spoke to him, saying, “Therefore, let a pit (garta) be made by you.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Varuṇa’s instruction to dig a garta (pit) initiates the physical establishment of a sacred water-point—often the seed of a localized tīrtha narrative.
Significance: Shows dharma as enacted through concrete instruction: sacred geography arises from obedience to divine ordinance.
FAQs
It shows that even divine beings respond to sincere supplication grounded in dharma; the instruction to “make a pit” indicates that spiritual outcomes often unfold through a concrete, disciplined act performed with purity and obedience.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, practical instructions commonly serve as preparatory steps for sacred events connected to Jyotirliṅga traditions; such commanded actions become part of the devotee’s outer discipline that supports focused Saguna Shiva worship.
The verse implies a prescribed ritual action (kriyā)—preparing a designated sacred space; a Shaiva takeaway is to perform the act with śauca (purity) while maintaining Shiva-smaraṇa, such as mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”