Shloka 73
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
सूत उवाव । इति तत्र च यज्जातं नारदः श्रुतवांस्तदा । रावणोपि प्रसन्नात्माऽगात्स्वधाम यथागतम्
sūta uvāva | iti tatra ca yajjātaṃ nāradaḥ śrutavāṃstadā | rāvaṇopi prasannātmā'gātsvadhāma yathāgatam
Sūta said: Thus, Nārada then heard all that had occurred there; and Rāvaṇa too, his heart made peaceful and satisfied, departed to his own abode, returning as he had come.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
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It highlights the Shaiva theme that true hearing and understanding of sacred events (śravaṇa) culminates in inner clarity, and that even a powerful being like Rāvaṇa can become prasannātmā—momentarily pacified—when the divine narrative and its meaning are properly grasped.
In the Kotirudra context, the narrative flow supports Saguna Shiva devotion through sacred storytelling and pilgrimage themes: hearing the Lord’s līlā and outcomes prepares the mind for Linga-centered worship by steadying emotion and turning attention toward Shiva as the accessible, grace-giving Lord (Pati).
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) leading to prasannatā; a simple takeaway is daily recitation with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate a calm, Shiva-oriented mind.