Shloka 35
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
शिव उवाच । प्रसन्नोऽस्मि वरं ब्रूहि दुष्टया मारितो ह्ययम् । एनां च मारयिष्यामि त्रिशूलेन वरानने
śiva uvāca | prasanno'smi varaṃ brūhi duṣṭayā mārito hyayam | enāṃ ca mārayiṣyāmi triśūlena varānane
Śiva said: “I am pleased. Speak your boon. This one has indeed been slain by that wicked woman; and I shall also slay her with the trident, O fair-faced one.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: destructive
FAQs
It shows Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who is both compassionate—granting boons when pleased—and just—removing adharmic forces that obstruct the devotee’s spiritual order and safety.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—personal, responsive, and protective—whom devotees approach through Linga worship with faith, trusting that He grants grace (anugraha) and restrains harm (nigraha) in the world.
A practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating His triśūla as the power that cuts the three bonds (ego, karma, ignorance), and to maintain purity through simple Shaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and japa.