Shloka 34
Anasūyā–Atri Tapas-Varṇana
Description of Anasūyā and Atri’s Austerities
त्रिलोक्यां क्रियते केन साम्प्रतं ज्ञायते न हि । तयोरेव प्रशंसां च कृत्वा ते तु यथागतम्
trilokyāṃ kriyate kena sāmprataṃ jñāyate na hi | tayoreva praśaṃsāṃ ca kṛtvā te tu yathāgatam
“In the three worlds—even now—it is not truly known by whom this is being done.” Having praised those two, they departed, returning as they had come.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It highlights that the true agent behind events across the three worlds is ultimately unknowable to ordinary perception; in Shaiva Siddhanta, this points to Pati (Shiva) as the hidden supreme cause, recognized through reverence and devotion rather than mere worldly inference.
When the cosmic doer cannot be grasped directly, the Purana guides devotees to approach Shiva through accessible forms—especially Linga worship—where the transcendent (Nirguna) is honored through a sacred, worship-worthy (Saguna) presence.
The practical takeaway is stuti (praise) and smarana (remembrance): offer hymns to Shiva, repeat the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and conclude worship with respectful departure—carrying the awareness that the highest cause remains beyond egoic certainty.